Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
(asked on 5th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish a table showing the UK steel production, steel imports, steel exports, and the investment needed to make the UK self-sufficient in the production of steel.
Answered by
Lord Offord of Garvel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Measure | Estimate (2022; millions of tonnes) | Source |
Total UK Crude Steel Production | 6.0 | World Steel Association (here) |
Total UK Imports of Semi-Finished and Finished Steel Products (Defined by Harmonised System codes 7206 – 7307) | 5.5 | HMRC Trade Info (here) |
Total UK Exports of Semi-Finished and Finished Steel Products (Defined by Harmonised System codes 7206 – 7307) | 3.4 | HMRC Trade Info (here) |
We have not made an estimate on the investment needed to make the UK self-sufficient in the production of steel, nor are we aware of any such estimates from external sources.