Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 98101

Iron and Steel: Recycling

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 15 December 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase domestic processing capacity for steel scrap.

Answer

Chris McDonald

The Government recognises that the UK steel industry's shift towards electric arc furnaces will elevate the importance of high-quality scrap as a material for UK steelmaking. The Government is committed to working with the supply chain to generate the con...

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