Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when the Trade Remedies Authority will make a decision on the appeal of previous steel safeguard recommendations; and what representations she has made to the Trade Remedies Authority on that appeal.
On 7th September, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) announced a reconsideration of its recommendation on the UK’s steel safeguard measure. Further information can be found on the TRA page at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/trade-remedies-authority
The TRA is an independent body and the Department cannot pre-empt the outcome of this reconsideration process. The Secretary of State cannot make unsought representations to the TRA. Interested parties should engage directly with the TRA to ensure their views are considered as part of this process.