Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 99311

Iron and Steel: Energy

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Gareth Davies

ConservativeGrantham and Bourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the time taken to publish the Steel Strategy will impact the commencement of grid connection upgrades required for the transition to electric arc furnace production.

Answer

Chris McDonald
The Government is committed to supporting the UK steel sector. Our decisive legislative intervention at British Steel has secured UK manufactured steel for nationally important projects like airports and rail and supported jobs and national security.We al...

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