Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the uptake of domestic scrap in UK steel production.

The uptake of domestic scrap in UK steel production depends on the decarbonisation pathways for specific steel sites. The appropriate decarbonisation pathways are a commercial decision for individual companies and will be based on multiple factors. The Government is working closely with companies as they make such decisions.

Alongside this, there is an industry-led Scrap Working Group to look into domestic scrap generation and future steel sector requirements. This Group brings together the steel and metals recycling sectors, alongside innovation organisations, academia and government.