Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 122103

Iron and Steel: Excise Duties

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of steel tariffs on the number of jobs in UK manufacturing sectors.

Answer

Chris McDonald
Steel is essential for a modern economy such as the UK, underpinning key industries from construction to advanced manufacturing and defence. The trade measure introduced on 19 March aims to address critical global steel overcapacity challenges that threat...

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