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Written question asked by Barry Gardiner (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 March 2018 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 26 March 2018. A substantive answer was provided by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Import Duties: USA

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what information he has received from the US Administration on the criteria by which requests for exemptions from the tariffs on steel and aluminium imports will be evaluated.

Answer

My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has spoken on several occasions to the Commerce Secretary and to the US Trade Representative about the investigation, including when he travelled to Washington last week for face-to-face meetings with both to make the case for the UK as part of the EU.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
133574
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Exemptions Import duties Iron and steel USA Aluminium
Link
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