Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the definition of the steel industry for the purpose of the steel trade measure; and whether that definition includes downstream users as well as primary producers.

We have engaged extensively with the UK steel industry, including both producers and downstream users, on the design of the steel trade measure. As set out in the steel strategy, a strong domestic steel sector and competitive downstream user base depend on one another, and our approach seeks to support both. The new measure protects domestic producers while allowing a necessary volume of tariff-free imports into the UK. The Government will continue to actively monitor the implementation of the measure, including a review after 12 months, to ensure it operates as intended.