Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 16397

Iron and Steel: Imports

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs on the operation of steel tariff quotas since 1 July 2026.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Officials work closely with HMRC, who are responsible for administrating the steel trade measures, but neither I nor any other Minister in this department has had direct discussions with HMRC on this.