Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 62421

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

Tabled: 24 June 2025

Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the special measures on the competitiveness of other UK steel manufacturers not subject to intervention under the Steel Industry (Special Measures

Answer

Sarah Jones

The Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act gives the Government the power to direct British Steel, and its workforce, to keep the blast furnaces running safely. Our priorities remain continuing production, stabilising operations and remedying critical heal...

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