Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce (a) exemptions and (b) alternative arrangements for specialist steel products that are not manufactured in the UK under the UK steel trade safeguard measures from 1 July 2026.

The product scope of the measure is designed to only cover steel requirements that can be met in the UK. In some instances, this isn’t feasible for technical reasons and quotas have been set with the aim of allowing continued availability of these goods to UK downstream users without unnecessary additional costs. The measure will be reviewed after 12 months to ensure it remains effective.