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Fourth Report - Liberty Steel and the future of the UK steel Industry
Business and Trade Committee
HC 821
Published 5 November 2021
Government response
Eighth Special Report - Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report · published 20 Jan 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
29
Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Para 146
High-quality data will be essential for monitoring and improving compliance with steel procurement policy.
Recommendation
High-quality data will be essential for monitoring and improving compliance with steel procurement policy. However, this data is currently incomplete with only partial data being reported by Government Departments and Arm’s Length Bodies. We welcome the work of the Steel …
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Government Response Summary
The government notes the points on steel procurement and states the Steel Procurement Taskforce is actively considering improving data robustness and updating policy. It commits to working with departments to continuously improve data quality and simplify collection in the coming years, citing National Highways' commitment to provide 2022 data.
Department for Business and Trade
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