United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51761
British Steel: Company Liquidations
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12 May 2025
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15 May 2025 · Answer
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 46621, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of British Steel entering liquidation during the period of special meas
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12 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2025 to Question 46621, whether he has made an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of British Steel entering liquidation during the period of special meas
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15 May 2025
Answer
It would be a breach of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act for British Steel to be put into liquidation while the special measures are in place. Prior to the Act becoming law, the Government undertook assessments of the potential cost to the public...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-12/51761
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1802030
- uk · wq-1802030 · source updated 15 May 2025