Question follow-through · 10112
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the 50% steel tariff the Secretary of State for Business and Trade is implementing on July 1st 2026 on the cost of the Defence Investment Plan.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the 50% steel tariff the Secretary of State for Business and Trade is implementing on July 1st 2026 on the cost of the Defence Investment Plan.
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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22 Jun 2026
Answer published
The UK Government's Steel Strategy introduced a new trade measure, due to be implemented 1 July 2026 which links the reduction of tariff-free import quotas to protecting the nation's defence manufacturing capabilities and national security. By capping che...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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