Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2017 to Question 986, aluminium: USA, what progress he has made in determining the implications of the US Section 232 investigation on the effects of imports of aluminium for the UK steel industry in the talks held with the US Commerce Secretary and US Trade Representative on 19 to 20 June 2017.

The US Section 232 Investigation on the Effect of Imports of Aluminium on U.S. National Security is ongoing following public hearings held on 22 June 2017 and it would be inappropriate to speculate on the outcome of this investigation.

We are following developments closely. We have and will continue to raise our concerns both bilaterally and through the European Commission.