Ministry of Defence: Iron and Steel
(asked on 7th November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will sign the UK Steel Charter.
This question was answered on 14th November 2023
While the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not signed the UK Steel Charter, it complies with Government policy on steel procurement which is aimed at removing barriers to UK steel producers competing effectively in an open market. This includes, for example, publishing our upcoming steel requirements in the Government’s steel pipeline. The main Defence requirements for steel are sourced by our prime contractors but MOD encourages them to source UK steel for defence projects wherever is it technically and commercially feasible.