Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the steel safeguard on British manufacturers and businesses.

The reconsideration of the steel safeguard is continuing and the Trade Remedies Authority’s (TRA) report of findings, to be published in due course, will provide analysis, including an assessment of whether the measure is in the economic interests of the UK. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade will make a decision, having regard to this analysis.

The Department for International Trade regularly engages with companies on a wide range of issues, including the steel safeguard. In the last month, Ministers have met with steel producers and downstream users. Additionally, all interested parties in the steel safeguard reconsideration have been invited to register to meet with the department.