US Steel Tariffs (Hansard, 22 July 2002)

HC Deb 22 July 2002 vol 389 cc775-6W 776W

§ Mr. Hoyle
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the US steel tariffs. [69481]

§ Ms Hewitt
The US action is unjustified and deeply regrettable. The Government fully support the European Commission's robust response in immediately pursuing WTO action and took a lead in pressing for EU safeguard action to protect the UK and EU steel industry against diversion of trade.
We are also proactively negotiating in support of the efforts of UK companies to secure product exclusions from the US measures.