Private notice question on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Sharpe of Epsom. The answering member was Lord Leong.

Steel Import Restrictions

Lords private notice question on what assessment they have made of reports that the United Kingdom's proposed steel import restrictions may jeopardise the implementation of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement; and what steps they are taking to protect British exporters, consumers, investment, and the benefits secured under that agreement.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 856 cc749-752
Session: 2026-27
Department: Department for Business and Trade
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Leong | 856 c750 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the steel trade measure is being put in place to address the serious threat posed by gl...; Lord Sharpe of Epsom | 856 c750 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for the Answer, and it is reassuring to hear that th...; Lord Leong | 856 c750 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, first, we use tariffs only as a last resort, and only in circumstances where we have no...; Lord Fox | 856 c750 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as the Minister will no doubt realise, tariffs are double-edged. The businesses that us...; Lord Leong | 856 c750 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord is absolutely right. We recall that the quota currently in place stands at 60%. Fo...; Lord Watts | 856 c751 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, when we had Brexit, we were informed that there were oven-ready schemes for trade. Wher...; Lord Leong | 856 c751 (Link to this contribution)
Sorry, I did not hear the question.; Lord Watts | 856 c751 (Link to this contribution)
The question is: when we had Brexit, we were told by the supporters of Brexit that we had oven-re...; Lord Leong | 856 c751 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my noble friend for that. We are making best use of where we are today as far as our posi...; Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 856 c751 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, just to share with the noble Lord opposite, there were extensive discussions: the CPTPP...; Lord Leong | 856 c751 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord is absolutely right and I congratulate the former Government on starting the conve...; Lord Hussain | 856 c751 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as I understand it, our free trade agreement with India includes a special clause on th...; Lord Leong | 856 c751 (Link to this contribution)
No, we do not. Human rights are important everywhere, whether in India or any other country, and ...; Lord Gove | 856 c752 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I was delighted to hear from the Minister a brief summary of just some of the benefits ...; Lord Leong | 856 c752 (Link to this contribution)
I did not detect a question there. We are where we are. We have to get Brexit done and we are mak...; Lord Redwood | 856 c752 (Link to this contribution)
How many job losses will there be in the steel-using industries in the United Kingdom as a result...; Lord Leong | 856 c752 (Link to this contribution)
That is why we have brought in special measures to safeguard jobs in British Steel in Scunthorpe....; Earl of Effingham | 856 c752 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, consumers do not buy raw steel, but they do buy the things made from it. Tariffs cause ...; Lord Leong | 856 c752 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid the noble Earl did not hear my earlier answer. No one wants tariffs. They are always ...
Subjects: Import duties Import controls Iron and steel India Trade agreements
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Steel Import Restrictions

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