To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of UK-produced steel procured by his Department and associated departmental public bodies and agencies in (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21.

The DfT and associated departmental public bodies and agencies have provided data on the level of UK-produced steel procured for 2019-20 to BEIS. BEIS collates and publishes annually information on how much steel is purchased for Government’s major infrastructure projects in the previous financial year, including what proportion is UK-produced. BEIS have collated the 2019-20 data from across Government and expect to publish later this year. The data on UK steel procured in 2020-21 will be collated in due course.

The Government is working with the steel industry, the unions and devolved administrations to support the UK steel sector to develop a long-term sustainable future. This includes making sure that UK producers of steel have the best possible chance of competing for and winning contracts across all Government procurement.