Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 83525

Iron and Steel: Import Duties

Tabled: 20 October 2025

Answered: 23 October 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the European Commission’s proposal to reduce tariff-free steel import quotas and increase out-of-quota tariffs to 50% on UK steel exports; and wh

Answer

Chris Bryant

The Government is actively assessing the potential impact of this proposal and we are in active dialogue with the European Commission on the details of their proposal and next steps.We reserve the right to take any action in response to any changes to our...

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