Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 98916
British Steel: Costs
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Andrew Griffith
Conservative — Arundel and South Downs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of maintaining British Steel's operations between 10 December 2025 and the publication of the Steel Strategy in 2026.
Answer
Chris McDonaldThe Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector and delivering a steel strategy, to be published in early 2026. To date, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has provided British Steel with £274 million as working capital and during t...
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