Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 18457

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

Tabled: 6 December 2024

Answered: 18 December 2024

Question

Richard Tice

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what contingency measures his Department has should negotiations with Jingye on the future of steel blast furnaces collapse.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Government is in negotiations with British Steel’s shareholder regarding the company’s commercial plans to transition to productive and efficient methods of steel production. As with any responsible Government, we continue to consider all possible out...

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