Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps she has taken to encourage Government Departments to sign the UK Steel Charter.
The Department signed up to the UK Steel Charter at its launch in May 2019 and we are committed to the elements of the Charter that are compatible with our procurement guidance.
I have recently written to my colleagues in the Departments identified as the most important by UK Steel. I have communicated the benefits of the UK Steel Charter and how Government Departments can commit to the steps that align with steel procurement rules.