Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 83311
Aluminium: Manufacturing Industries
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Question
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits to (a) the environmental and (b) employment opportunities from introducing domestic aluminium rolling capacity.
Answer
Chris McDonaldTo date, the Department for Business and Trade has not assessed the environmental and employment opportunities potentially derived from the introduction of a UK aluminium rolling mill.