questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) industrial energy costs and (b) import competition on the competitiveness of the steel sector; what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on reducing industrial energy costs for steel producers; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the policy of safeguarding tariffs to tackle the challenges facing the industry.
answerText: Our Steel Strategy sets out the action we are taking to improve the competitiveness of the sector, including on energy prices and trade. We have introduced and expanded schemes to reduce the industrial electricity prices of energy-intensive industries, in...
heading: Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries