Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 117089

Public Sector: Iron and Steel

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of updating public procurement policy to (a) incentivise and (b) mandate greater use of UK made steel in publicly funded projects.

Answer

Chris McDonald
The Government wants to see more use of UK‑made steel in publicly funded projects, whilst respecting our national and international legal obligations. The latest steel public procurement data shows that in the financial year 2024–25, where all the steel r...

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