PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(26 January 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will take control of the Liberty Steel Dalzell plant to purchase slab from British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant and begin production on new FSS ships.
Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Liberty Steel Dalzell is a privately-owned company. The Government has no plans to take control or purchase it. Liberty Dalzell is contracted to supply steel plate to Navantia UK for the MOD’s Fleet Solid Support ships programme. This is an independent commercial arrangement between the two companies.
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