Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 95965

Iron and Steel: Energy

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of a) the average energy cost faced by UK steel producers in the most recent year, b) the equivalent cost faced by producers in France and Germany, and c) the pote

Answer

Chris McDonald
The Government is committed to delivering a steel strategy setting out a long-term vision for the UK steel industry articulating what is needed to create a competitive business environment in the UK and the actions required to get there. UK steel producer...
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