Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2017 to Question 108695, on transport: iron and steel, when his Department plans to make that assessment; and if he will make a statement.

The Department is currently developing a strategy to assess the potential use of Kobe iron and steel in the transport supply chain. The transport sector has a complex supply chain and the assessment needs to be undertaken in collaboration with the supply chain. As the strategy is currently under development the department is not yet able to provide a timescale.