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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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2026

18 events
29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish all ministerial directions issued in relation to British Steel Ltd under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025, including any…

Why linked: Written question directly concerning ministerial directions under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025, a closely related predecessor/companion measure to the Nationalisation Bill.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish all ministerial directions issued in relation to British Steel Ltd under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025, including any directions concerning access to premises, accounting records,

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29 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State has issued any direction under section 2(5)(d) of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 requiring British Steel Ltd, its…

Why linked: Written question on Secretary of State directions under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025, directly relevant to understanding the statutory powers framework.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State has issued any direction under section 2(5)(d) of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025 requiring British Steel Ltd, its directors, officers, creditors or any other person to refrain

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Heavy Industry and Construction Industry about [i] the potential impacts of increases in the cost of commercial bulk purchasing of diesel

Why linked: Written question to Secretary of State for Business and Trade regarding recent discussions with Heavy Industry and Construction Industry representatives—directly relevant to understanding industry engagement on steel nationalisation policy and public interest considerations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Heavy Industry and Construction Industry about [i] the potential impacts of increases in the cost of commercial bulk purchasing of …

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20 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Energy Security and Net Zero linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) GB Energy has made of the capability and capacity of the UK steel industry to provide products for the UK’s renewable energy transition.

Why linked: PQ on capability and capacity assessment of UK steel industry (April 2026) — government's assessment of domestic steel capability and capacity, core to public interest test

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) GB Energy has made of the capability and capacity of the UK steel industry to provide products for the UK’s renewable …

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16 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors including scrap.

Why linked: PQ (April 2026) on extending the Energy Supercharger — relevant to the operating economics of any nationalised steelmaker.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors including scrap.

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13 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much of the £2.5 billion fund to develop the steel industry as set out under the UK Steel Strategy will be spent in Wales.

Why linked: Written question to Secretary of State on £2.5bn steel industry fund allocation under UK Steel Strategy; directly relevant to public interest justification and implementation intent

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much of the £2.5 billion fund to develop the steel industry as set out under the UK Steel Strategy will be spent in Wales.

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9 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the reply by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 23 March (HL Deb col 1353), which organisations they consulted on the UK Steel Strategy, and what feedback they…

Why linked: Written question on UK Steel Strategy consultation; relevant to understanding the scope and rationale informing the Bill's public interest test

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the reply by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 23 March (HL Deb col 1353), which organisations they consulted on the UK Steel Strategy, and what feedback they provided.

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26 Mar 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish an Impact Assessment for the UK Steel Strategy.

Why linked: Written question on Impact Assessment for UK Steel Strategy; directly relevant to parliamentary scrutiny of the policy foundations for the Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish an Impact Assessment for the UK Steel Strategy.

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26 Mar 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made provisional allocations for the £2.5 billion assigned to the UK Steel Strategy.

Why linked: Written question on provisional allocations for £2.5bn steel fund; relevant to understanding government's planned intervention in steel sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made provisional allocations for the £2.5 billion assigned to the UK Steel Strategy.

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26 Mar 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether other departmental budget lines are being reduced to fund the UK Steel Strategy.

Why linked: Written question on funding sources for UK Steel Strategy; relevant to government commitment and resource allocation for steel sector intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether other departmental budget lines are being reduced to fund the UK Steel Strategy.

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10 Mar 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 February 2026 by the Minister for Industry on British Steel, what contingency provision has been made within existing Departmental budgets to help ensure d

Why linked: PQ referencing a 26 February 2026 written statement by the Minister for Industry on steel — confirms ministerial activity in the run-in to the Strategy and Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 February 2026 by the Minister for Industry on British Steel, what contingency provision has been made within existing Departmental budgets to help …

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3 Mar 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the opportunities to support the UK steel industry through public procurement policies.

Why linked: Lords PQ (March 2026) on opportunities to support UK steel through public procurement — engages the procurement-cross-cutting layer of the regime.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the opportunities to support the UK steel industry through public procurement policies.

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26 Feb 2026 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consultation his Department has undertaken with steel industry stakeholders on the development of a UK steel sector strategy.

Why linked: PQ on consultation with steel industry stakeholders (26 February 2026) — directly engages the Bill's pre-legislative scrutiny stage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consultation his Department has undertaken with steel industry stakeholders on the development of a UK steel sector strategy.

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2025

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7 May 2025 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether company directors will be indemnified from wrongful trading liability under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.

Why linked: PQ on indemnification of company directors from wrongful trading liability under the Special Measures regime (May 2025) — directly relevant to the design of the successor Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether company directors will be indemnified from wrongful trading liability under the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025.

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7 May 2025 | Committee report Department for Business and Trade linked direct

Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act — Select Committee report: 22nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Why linked: Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act Select Committee report (22nd DPRR) — scrutiny of delegated powers in related legislation

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15 Apr 2025 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 31 March (HL Deb cols 16–18) committing to provide £2.5 billion to the steel industry, whether they will have an economic interest in the resulting assets and incom

Why linked: Written question on £2.5 billion government commitment to the steel industry—directly relevant to public interest and domestic capacity objectives.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 31 March (HL Deb cols 16–18) committing to provide £2.5 billion to the steel industry, whether they will have an economic interest in the resulting …

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2024

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19 Feb 2024 | Written question Department for Business and Trade linked direct

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent representations she has received from the Welsh government on the future of the steel industry in Wales.

Why linked: Written question to SoS Business and Trade on representations from Welsh government on steel industry future (2024); parliamentary scrutiny of government's engagement on steel sector viability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent representations she has received from the Welsh government on the future of the steel industry in Wales.

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