Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to requesting a World Trade Organisation dispute panel be established to settle the dispute with the United States over recently announced tariffs on steel and aluminium.

Whilst we remain a Member State, the EU is responsible for initiating and defending trade disputes on the UK's behalf. Therefore, the UK cannot, at the moment, initiate a dispute of its own accord. The EU launched a WTO dispute, challenging US steel and aluminium tariffs on 1 June. The UK fully supports the global rules-based trade system, open and free trade, and measures to tackle unfair trade where necessary.