Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what process for receiving evidence on steel dumping will be established after the UK leaves the EU.

When the UK begins to operate its own independent trade remedies framework, UK steel producers will be able to bring complaints and evidence of dumping directly to the dedicated Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), which is established in the Trade Bill. The aim of the legislation contained in the Trade Bill is to ensure that UK businesses, including in the steel industry, can continue to be protected against unfair and injurious trade practices, such as dumping and subsidy. The TRA will then assess whether there is sufficient evidence, according to the framework set out in the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill, to start an investigation. These processes will adhere to the specific requirements contained in the relevant WTO Agreements.

We are working to make our system as easy as possible for businesses to engage with, including developing an online digital tool to underpin these processes.