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Written Question Published 16 Mar 2026 Department for Business and Trade ↗ View on Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to UK steel safeguarding measures and import quotas on small and medium-sized enterprises that rely on a stable supply of imported steel;

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to UK steel safeguarding measures and import quotas on small and medium-sized enterprises that rely on a stable supply of imported steel;

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to UK steel safeguarding measures and import quotas on small and medium-sized enterprises that rely on a stable supply of imported steel;

AnswerThe UK steel industry faces challenging global conditions due to overcapacity and trade deflection, which threatens the long‑term viability of domestic production. That is why last year the government amended the steel safeguard to ensure the overall effe...