Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 8 July 2026.
Jessica Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to UIN 11858, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of ministerial engagement with the British Constructional Steelwork Association on the impact of proposed steel tariffs.
Chris McDonald
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Government undertook extensive engagement with steel producers and downstream users to inform the design of the trade measure, including with the British Constructional Steelwork Association, whose representatives Ministers have met on multiple occasions.
The Government took into account a range of different factors alongside this engagement to inform the design of the trade measure and we have sought to find the right balance between enabling necessary imports to flow whilst retaining steel making in the UK, as that is under existential threat.
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