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Recommendation 32

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Given that global steel markets continue to be heavily distorted by state subsidisation and that...

Conclusion
Given that global steel markets continue to be heavily distorted by state subsidisation and that the EU and the US continue to apply tariffs on imported steel, the UK requires a response from Government regarding potential trade divergence towards UK markets and significant injury to UK steel producers.
Paragraph Reference: 158
Government Response Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
33. We welcome the Committee’s acknowledgment that BEIS acted properly in this matter, and that the British Business Bank rightly operated independently and made decisions in accordance with its own procedures and practices.