| Heading: |
Defence: Iron and Steel |
| Question ID: |
1812479 |
| UIN: |
59761 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-13 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4638 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
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| Asking Member handle: |
TanDhesi
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@TanDhesi
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to increase domestic steel production capabilities for products required by the UK defence industry. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-18 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Answer text: |
The UK steel sector provides vital support to the UK’s defence capabilities. Steel used in our major Defence programmes is sourced by our prime contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers, as programmes may often have requirements for speci... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |