Public Procurement UK-made Steel 2023-02-02
2023-02-02
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The MP is concerned about the use of domestically produced steel in government contracts. She references a previous debate where the steel Minister acknowledged potential for more domestic procurement.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote the use of UK-made steel in public procurement, given that last week's Westminster Hall debate highlighted room for improvement in this area?
The Government are ensuring a competitive future for the UK steel industry, and the reported value of UK-produced steel procured by the Government was up last year by £160 million, from £108 million to £268 million.
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Steps being taken with Cabinet colleagues and specific measures for promoting UK-made steel in public procurement were not addressed.
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Q2
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The MP is concerned about transparency and ambition in using domestic steel. She references a previous debate where improvements were acknowledged.
Will the Cabinet Office commit to publishing up-to-date data on the Government's record in using UK steel, because it has not been good enough so far, and to adopting ambitious targets across Departments on the use of domestic steel in public projects?
I am pleased to tell the hon. Lady right now that 67% of the steel required for High Speed 2 is UK-produced, 94% of the steel used to maintain our rail track is produced in the UK and 90% of the steel used to build schools is produced in the UK.
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Commitment to publishing up-to-date data and setting ambitious targets was not addressed.
Redirected To An Urgent Question With A Different Minister
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