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UK Steel Exports 2022-04-21

2022-04-21

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Q1 Direct Answer
Geraint Davies
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Since 2018, US tariffs up to 25% have impacted UK steel exports. The question arises in the context of recent negotiations and a resolution reached with the US Government.
What steps she is taking to help increase exports of UK steel since US imposed tariffs? Last month I was pleased to reach a resolution with the US Government, and the tariff-free volumes that we have secured on steel and aluminium will mean that UK steel and aluminium exports to the US can return to levels not seen since before section 232 tariffs were imposed.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Last month I was pleased to reach a resolution with the US Government, and the tariff-free volumes that we have secured on steel and aluminium will mean that UK steel and aluminium exports to the US can return to levels not seen since before section 232 tariffs were imposed. The deal will deliver for our steel and aluminium industries across the country, and for the 80,000 UK jobs supported by the sector.
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Q2 Partial Answer
Geraint Davies
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Concern over EU carbon border taxes and their potential impact on UK steel exports, especially regarding Chinese dirty steel with a higher carbon footprint.
I am glad that it took only four years. May I turn the Secretary of State's attention to EU carbon border taxes? Does she agree they will help boost UK exports to countries exporting steel products to the EU? Will she pursue a UK carbon border tax so Chinese dirty steel, twice the carbon footprint of British steel, does not undercut our steel, and work in harmony with the EU protecting jobs and exports, indeed the planet?
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
The Treasury is looking closely at all those questions. Indeed, they are also the subject of discussions that I have had in some detail with my counterparts in the US and other nations. Thanks to the leadership that the UK offered at COP26, the question of how we manage these global questions is now right at the centre of all discussions. The EU is putting forward proposals, and I will continue to work with the Treasury as we think about how the UK wants to fit with that.
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Specific action on a UK carbon border tax
The Treasury Is Looking Closely At All Those Questions.
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