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Written Question
Exports: USA
Thursday 27th April 2017

Asked by: Tom Blenkinsop (Labour - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will hold discussions with the US Secretary of Commerce on the importance and value of UK steel exports to the US.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.


Written Question
Iron and Steel: China
Monday 21st November 2016

Asked by: Tom Blenkinsop (Labour - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will make an (a) assessment of the extent of the avoidance of duties on Chinese steel via its importation into the EU through (i) Russia, (ii) Vietnam and (iii) other countries and (b) estimate of the potential cost of such avoidance to the UK steel industry.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

Whilst the UK is part of the European Union, trade defence is an EU competence. My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade would encourage industry to present any prima facie evidence of circumvention of anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures to the European Commission. Where evidence is sufficient to justify an investigation the Commission will do so and present any proposals for imposing or extending duties to Member States.


Written Question
Iron and Steel: China
Monday 21st November 2016

Asked by: Tom Blenkinsop (Labour - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he has had discussions with the EU Anti-Fraud Office on alleged attempts by Chinese companies to avoid duties on Chinese-made steel by importing such steel through non-EU countries.

Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has not had any discussions with the EU Anti-Fraud Office on this issue and the Department has not been made aware of allegations or presented with any evidence of this activity in its regular contact with the steel industry.