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Written questions by Baldwin.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Harriett Baldwin this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

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23 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What progress he is making on improving market access for small car manufacturers to export to Canada.

Reply

The Government recognises the particular challenges that Canada’s regulatory system poses for small volume manufacturers (SVMs) wishing to export their vehicles to the market.Following the establishment of a bilateral dialogue on this matter, DBT has held...

23 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What progress he is making in negotiating an increase in the 10% tariff quota of 100,000 vehicles to the United States from 2027.

Reply

The UK remains the only country to have secured a 10% tariff for automotives within quota - saving hundreds of millions of pounds on UK exports annually.We will continue to engage with the US Administration, and with the UK autos industry on how we can be...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What consultation he undertook with the upstream manufacturers of steel on quotas required before announcing a 50% tariff on steel imports from 1 July 2026.

Reply

The Government engaged extensively with both primary steel producers and downstream users across supply chains to inform development of the trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025. We engaged extensively with industry when developing thi...

18 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed 50% steel tariff on the UK's aerospace supply chain, including an evaluation of the length of time it would take to recertify special

Reply

The Government has carefully designed this measure to minimise downstream impacts while addressing the existential threat to UK steelmaking. Current production levels have been considered in determining quota sizes. The measure has been designed, as far a...

16 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of grades of steel below 3/4 inch from UK steel manufacturers.

Reply

The measure is designed to only cover steel requirements that can be met in the UK. In some instances, this is not feasible for technical reasons. Where this is the case, quotas have been designed to allow for sufficient imports to ensure continued availa...

16 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What grades of steel can be procured from UK steel manufacturers after 1 July 2026.

Reply

The measure is designed to only cover steel requirements that can be met in the UK. In some instances, this is not feasible for technical reasons. Where this is the case, quotas have been designed to allow for sufficient imports to ensure continued availa...

16 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the profitability of UK downstream steel manufacturers before the implementation of steel tariffs of 50% on July 1st 2026.

Reply

The measure is designed to only cover steel requirements that can be met in the UK. In some instances, this is not feasible for technical reasons. Where this is the case, quotas have been designed to allow for sufficient imports to ensure continued availa...

16 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What information his Department holds on which grades of steel can be procured from UK steel producers today.

Reply

UK steel producers do not maintain a fixed list of steel grades that can or cannot be produced domestically, as capability evolves in response to market demand and investment. UK producers manufacture a wide range of steel products, and current production...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What assessment he has made of the potential impact on UK inflation of 50% steel tariffs and reduced import quotas from July 1st 2026.

Reply

The Government engaged extensively with both primary steel producers and downstream users to inform development of the steel trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025. Quotas have been designed to allow for sufficient imports to ensure con...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

Whether he plans to exclude Product Codes 14 and 27 from 50% tariffs on steel categories from July 1st 2026.

Reply

The Government engaged extensively with both primary steel producers and downstream users to inform development of the steel trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025. Quotas have been designed to allow for sufficient imports to ensure con...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What consultation he has undertaken with downstream UK steel manufacturers on the impact of a 50% steel tariff from 1 July 2026 on their business.

Reply

The Government engaged extensively with both primary steel producers and downstream users to inform development of the steel trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025. Quotas have been designed to allow for sufficient imports to ensure con...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What assessment he has made of the impact on a) investment and b) employment in each sector of his Modern Industrial Strategy of the 50% Tariff on steel starting on July 1st 2026.

Reply

The Government engaged extensively with both primary steel producers and downstream users to inform development of the steel trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025. Quotas have been designed to allow for sufficient imports to ensure con...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 50% steel tariff from 1 July 2026 on the UK's sovereign capability to make ball bearings.

Reply

The Government engaged extensively with both primary steel producers and downstream users to inform development of the steel trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025. The Government is clear that a strong domestic steel sector and a compe...

15 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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If he will review quotas for steel imports sooner than 12 months from 1 July 2026.

Reply

The Government engaged extensively with both primary steel producers and downstream users to inform development of the steel trade measure, including a Call for Evidence in July 2025. Quotas have been designed to allow for sufficient imports to ensure con...

10 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What grades of steel that will attract a 50% import tariff from 1 July 2026 (a) are not and (b) cannot be produced in the United Kingdom.

Reply

The Government has designed the new steel trade measures to strike a careful balance between supporting the UK steel industry and maintaining access to essential imports for downstream users, including through the setting of quotas to allow tariff-free ac...

10 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What grades of steel that will attract a 50% import tariff from 1 July 2026 (a) are and (b) could be produced in the United Kingdom.

Reply

The Government has designed the new steel trade measures to strike a careful balance between supporting the UK steel industry and maintaining access to essential imports for downstream users, including through the setting of quotas to allow tariff-free ac...

10 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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Whether a market assessment of UK imports of grades of steel informed the decision to set lower quotas for the tariff free import of certain grades of steel.

Reply

The Government has designed the new steel trade measures to strike a careful balance between supporting the UK steel industry and maintaining access to essential imports for downstream users, including through the setting of quotas to allow tariff-free ac...

10 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

How many businesses have been assisted by the inward investment concierge service in each month since it was established.

Reply

The Office for Investment: Financial Services (OFI:FS) has provided substantive assistance to approximately 40 firms, leveraging our regulatory, policy, and market access expertise, and engaged with over 120 firms. Since launch in October 2025, the OfI:FS...

10 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What revenues he expects to accrue to HMRC in the first year from the imposition of new steel trade measures on 1 July 2026.

Reply

The Government has designed the new steel trade measures to strike a careful balance between supporting the UK steel industry and maintaining access to essential imports for downstream users, including through the setting of quotas to allow tariff-free ac...

8 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

How many meetings of the Steel Council have taken place since its establishment; and which Ministers attended each of those meetings.

Reply

The Steel Council was re‑established in January 2025 to support the development of the UK Steel Strategy. Since then, the Council has met five times, with all meetings attended by the Minister for Industry. Additional Ministers have attended meetings as f...

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