{"value":{"id":765796,"askingMemberId":4056,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2017-10-06T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2017-10-10T00:00:00","uin":"105714","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 9980, on iron and steel: procurement, what progress his Department has made on delivering greater UK steel content in line with the public procurement guidelines published by the Government in April 2016.","answeringBodyId":27,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Transport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":350,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2017-10-16T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Government’s guidance on the procurement of steel was published in November 2015 and subsequently updated in December 2016. In DfT steel is only purchased directly by Network Rail, and they source ninety-five percent of their steel from Scunthorpe. There are few other companies of our size who can show such a clear commitment to buying British.</p><p> </p><p>Both Highways England and High Speed Two Ltd procure steel through their respective supply chains. The guidance has been fully adopted by DfT for all in-scope projects and we are required to report on its implementation every 6 months. The most recent report provided covers the period 1 January to 30 June 2017. During that period no steel had been procured which fell within the scope of the guidance.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Department for Transport: Iron and Steel","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/765796","method":"GET"}]}