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Viscount Trenchard (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 April 2026

Debate

Steel Sector

Contribution

My Lords, would the Minister agree that steel produced by the electric arc furnace method cannot match the quality standards of steel produced in traditional blast furnaces? Therefore, British industry will still need to import a large proportion of its requirements from countries which still permit the operation of traditional blast furnaces. Can the Minister tell the House what proportion of British steel will need to be imported in that way?

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