Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking with his counterparts in other EU countries to impose re-balancing measures to offset the effects of the US tariffs.

The European Commission has published a list of possible countermeasures for consultation. We are in contact with EU counterparts and will make representations to the Commission following consultation with industry. Any decision to impose these measures will be based on a vote of Member States under the framework of the EU Enforcement Regulation.