Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 119733
UK Trade with EU: Import Duties
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of its red lines for negotiations with the EU on protecting critical industries from the imposition of tariffs.
Answer
Chris BryantThe UK and EU are close partners with shared interests. We have agreed tariff free trade with the EU under the TCA, and we expect the EU to honour these obligations. The new steel tariff measures announced by the EU therefore present significant concern. ...
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