Question follow-through · 1615
Cement: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rising cement imports on UK domestic production capacity and employment.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rising cement imports on UK domestic production capacity and employment.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2026
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade routinely considers import volumes of cement and other foundational industries products. We also maintain close contact with the Mineral Products Association, the sector’s main trade association, and individual cement...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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