Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with industry stakeholders on taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint of steel manufacturing.

The Government recognises the vital role that the steel sector plays in our economy. The 2021 Net Zero Strategy reaffirms our commitment to a sustainable steel sector and to continue working with the steel industry on decarbonisation.

Whilst decarbonisation pathways for specific sites will be a commercial decision for individual companies, we are working closely with industry stakeholders to support decarbonisation options and reduce the carbon footprint of steel manufacturing.

We regularly engage with industry stakeholders to ensure advances towards our Net Zero obligations and to help inform progress to reducing our carbon footprint.