A question on #BritishSteel tabled by Andrew Griffith on 22-05-2025 has been answered by Sarah Jones.

Heading: British Steel
Question ID: 1805651
UIN: 54413
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-22
Asking Member ID: 4874
Asking Member display name: Andrew Griffith
Asking Member handle: griffitha
Asking Member Twitter reference: @griffitha
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations his Department has made to the Office for National Statistics on the economic classification assessment of British Steel.
Is named day: true
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Date answered: 2025-06-03
Date answer corrected:
Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4631
Answering Member display name: Sarah Jones
Answering Member handle: LabourSJ
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LabourSJ
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Answer text: My department is currently working closely with both ONS and HMT to determine the classification of BSL. My department's current expectation is for BSL to be classified as a public corporation and that the situation will remain under review by ONS.
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Answering body ID: 214
Answering body name: Department for Business and Trade
Tweeted: true