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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GP)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 March 2026

Debate

UK Steel Strategy

Contribution

My Lords, the Statement says: “Britain can recycle more steel. Making better use of scrap steel is fundamental to the sector’s future growth”. However, I am sure the Minister is aware that, currently, four-fifths of the UK’s scrap steel is exported, primarily to non-OECD countries with far lower environmental standards than us. I looked carefully at the strategy, but I could not see any actions planned by the Government to ensure that scrap steel stays in the UK to be recycled. I also could not find a target for the level of recycling that we expect of that scrap steel; I hope that it will eventually be 100%. How long will that take? If I have missed any actions and targets, I would love to hear about them.

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