Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 49568
British Steel: Scunthorpe
Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is his policy to not allow another Chinese partner for the Scunthorpe steel plant.
Answer
Sarah JonesOur unique and unprecedented action was related to an individual company no longer acting in good faith. No decisions have yet been made about British Steel's long-term future - that will come at a later date.More broadly, the UK remains open to Chinese i...
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