Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 60449

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 27 June 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to help protect the steel industry.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
Through measures announced in our Industrial Strategy, we are taking action to improve the competitiveness and growth potential for our steel sector. This includes steps to make industrial electricity costs for UK businesses cheaper and accelerating grid ...
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