Question follow-through · 27944
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the cumulative effect on UK downstream manufacturers of (a) the 50 per cent out-of-quota tariff applying under the steel trade measure in
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- Answering body
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the cumulative effect on UK downstream manufacturers of (a) the 50 per cent out-of-quota tariff applying under the steel trade measure in
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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14 Sept 2026
Answer published
The steel trade measure strikes a balance between securing the future of UK steel production and the impact on steel-using industries. The Government took, trade flows and existing trade remedies on relevant steel products into account when designing the ...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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