Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 16399

Iron and Steel: Imports

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what modelling he undertook of the likelihood of tariff-rate quotas being exhausted before the end of the applicable quota periods prior to implementation of the steel trade measure.

Answer

Chris Bryant

We have designed the measure to strike the right balance for UK industry, strengthening protection for domestic producers while allowing a necessary volume of imports into the UK.We have set quota levels to reflect the specific needs of the UK steel secto...

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