Question follow-through · 2353
British Steel: Scunthorpe
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential emissions reductions achievable by transitioning the Scunthorpe steelworks to electric arc furnace production.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential emissions reductions achievable by transitioning the Scunthorpe steelworks to electric arc furnace production.
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 May 2026
Answer published
No recent assessment has been made of the potential emissions reductions achievable from transitioning the Scunthorpe steelworks to electric arc furnace production. However, British Steel stated in December 2023 that moving to electric arc furnaces could ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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