Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 13794

Iron and Steel: Imports

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 2 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce controls on the administration of tariff-rate quotas, including any melt and pour requirements; and what measures are in place to prevent the resale of quota by importers

Answer

Kate Dearden
As announced within the Steel Strategy, we are exploring the possibility of introducing a reporting requirement to identify where steel imports were melted and poured, in order to better understand our supply chains and ensure the UK steel industry is pro...

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