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Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

The King's Speech 2026 bill to give government a route to nationalise steel companies or operations where a public interest test is met, supporting domestic steel capability and capacity.

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26 Mar 2026 | Memorandum Cabinet Office ISU Context · primary home: Tackling State Threats Bill linked direct

MoU between Cabinet Office and the CMA on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021

Why linked: Alternative listing of Cabinet Office-CMA MoU on NSI Act operation; relevant precedent material

Alternative listing of the Cabinet Office-CMA MoU.

In response to: Operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021: memorandum of understanding b…

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20 Mar 2026 | Analysis Department for Business and Trade linked direct

Annex C: UK Steel Strategy Demand Assessment

Why linked: UK Steel Strategy Demand Assessment (Annex C) is core evidence base for the strategy and informs the rationale for nationalisation powers

Annex C of the UK Steel Strategy (Demand Assessment) is part of the foundational evidence base for the strategy and its trade-defence priorities.

In response to: Steel strategy

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19 Mar 2026 | Research Department for Business and Trade linked direct

UK steel strategy demand assessment

Why linked: UK steel strategy demand assessment (government-commissioned report) provides the demand forecasting evidence underpinning the public interest justification

A government commissioned report on the UK steel demand forecast to 2050, to inform the UK steel strategy.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ UK steel strategy demand assessment – executive… (22pp)
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↓ UK steel strategy demand assessment part one – long-term st… (89pp) ↓ UK steel strategy demand assessment part two – steel produc… (86pp)
16 Mar 2026 | Research Department for Business and Trade Context · primary home: Steel Industry (Special Measu… linked evidence

Investigation into the government’s intervention in British Steel’s Scunthorpe site

Why linked: Filled the "National security and resilience assessments relating to steel supply chains" gap via web research

This investigation examines the government’s 2025 intervention in British Steel’s Scunthorpe site, led by DBT. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Department for Business & Trade'] | Topics: ['Business and industry', 'Commercial and financial management', 'Financial sustainability', 'Risk and resilience', 'Risk …

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2 Mar 2026 | Research House of Lords Library linked direct

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill: HL Bill 170 of 2024–26

Why linked: Lords Library Note LLN-2026-0004 on the Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill — relevant to the related industrial-assistance financial envelope cited as related_framework.

Type: Lords Library Note (LLN-2026-0004) The bill is a short, technical bill with two substantive clauses. The bill would amend existing legislation to increase the statutory limits on financial assistance the government can provide to support UK industry and exports. …

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27 Jan 2026 | Research Regulatory Policy Committee linked direct

RPC opinion: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025 impact assessment

Why linked: RPC opinion on the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025 impact assessment — benchmark for the IA the Nationalisation Bill will need to clear.

Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on the Department for Business and Trade’s impact assessment (IA) in respect of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025

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↓ RPC Opinion: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025 (8pp)
22 Jan 2026 | Impact assessment Department for Business and Trade linked direct

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill, 2025: final impact assessment

Why linked: Impact assessment for Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025 — direct predecessor/related legislation establishing the policy framework and justification for steel sector intervention

Impact assessment for the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill, outlining the case for legislation, expected impacts and monitoring of the special measures.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025: fi… (29pp)
17 Nov 2025 | Impact assessment Department for Business and Trade evidence

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill 2025: Final Impact Assessment

Why linked: Filled the "National security and resilience assessments relating to steel supply chains" gap via web research

The formal impact assessment for the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill, published on gov.uk. It contains the government's structured analysis of national security risks, strategic resilience ('option value'), and supply chain continuity implications of domestic steelmaking — directly informing the …

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8 May 2025 | Research Constitution Committee linked direct

9th Report - Fast-track legislation and the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025

Why linked: 9th Report on Fast-track legislation and Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 — parliamentary scrutiny of accelerated procedure for steel legislation

9th Report on Fast-track legislation and Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 — parliamentary scrutiny of accelerated procedure for steel legislation

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7 May 2025 | Research Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee linked direct

22nd Report - Tobacco and Vapes Bill; Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025

Why linked: Lords Select Committee 22nd Report covering the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 — direct procedural-scrutiny precedent for the Nationalisation Bill.

Lords Select Committee 22nd Report covering the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 — direct procedural-scrutiny precedent for the Nationalisation Bill.

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12 Apr 2025 | Memorandum Department for Business and Trade linked direct

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act — Delegated Powers Memorandum: Memorandum concerning the Delegated Powers in the Bill for the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - 12 April 2025

Why linked: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act Delegated Powers Memorandum — scrutiny of delegated powers framework relevant to nationalisation bill design

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11 Apr 2025 | Research House of Commons Library linked direct

UK steel industry: statistics and policy

Why linked: UK steel industry: statistics and policy (CBP-7317) — foundational briefing on industry structure, capacity, and strategic position underpinning policy case

Type: Commons Briefing Paper (CBP-7317) The UK steel industry: a statistical summary of the UK and international industry; analysis of current prospects and challenges; summary of government policy.

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20 Jan 2022 | Research Business and Trade Committee linked direct

Eighth Special Report - Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report

Why linked: Government response to Liberty Steel and Future of UK Steel Industry inquiry (2022); direct ministerial response on steel sector and trade defence, establishing policy precedent for state interest in steel capacity

Government response to the Liberty Steel report — direct ministerial response on the future of steel and trade defence.

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20 Jan 2022 | Research linked direct

Eighth Special Report - Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report

Why linked: Eighth Special Report - Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry: Government Response (2022); same as 165558, ministerial response on steel policy framework

Eighth Special Report - Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry: Government Response (2022); same as 165558, ministerial response on steel policy framework

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