Written question asked by Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 10 April 2026. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 April 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government how many tonnes of steel procured by the Ministry of Defence in financial years (1) 2023–24, and (2) 2024–25 were (a) produced in the UK, and (b) imported; and, in the case of imported steel, from which countries that steel originated.
- Answer
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The main Defence requirements for steel are generally sourced by our prime contractors. The publication of cross-Government steel data is led by the Department for Business and Trade and is routinely published on gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/steel-public-procurement I have attached the tables for 2023 and 2024.
The data available shows both the tonnage and origin of steel procured for Ministry of Defence programmes.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL16021
- Session
- 2024-26
- Attachment
- Steel procurement pipeline 2023; Steel procurement pipeline 2024
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Imports Iron and steel Procurement Ministry of Defence
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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