Question follow-through · 3720

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the full practical application of the Steel Industry Nationalisation Bill to Northern Ireland, in the context of Article 10 of the Windsor Framew

answeredJim AllisterDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the full practical application of the Steel Industry Nationalisation Bill to Northern Ireland, in the context of Article 10 of the Windsor Framew

  2. 1 Jun 2026

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government regularly engages with the EU on a range of issues, including the Windsor Framework, however the details of our engagement with the European Commission are treated as confidential.

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