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date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	UK Coal Forum: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the dates were on which the Coal Forum met in each of the last three years; and when he plans to call a further meeting of that forum.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	2862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Coal Forum was set up following the 2006 Energy Review in order to bring together Government and the coal industry to work to “secure the long-term future of coal-fired power generation and UK coal production”. The Forum most recently met on 10th February 2016, 3rd February 2015 and 27th January 2014. Members of the Coal Forum have met officials within the Department more regularly.</p><p>I have this week written to the Independent Chair of the Forum to set out my view that it has now served its purpose and should formally be wound down. Officials and I will of course continue to engage with representatives from the industry as and when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/07/2017 08:48:32 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

748333

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on the UK steel industry of the US Administration imposing a 20 per cent tariff on steel imports to the US.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>It would be inappropriate to speculate on a report that we’ve not seen or on the outcome. However, we remain in close contact with the steel and aluminium industry regarding this investigation.</p><p>We have made it very clear to the US that we are deeply concerned by any measures that would affect UK industry. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade visited Washington on 19-20 June, accompanied by senior officials from the BEIS steel team, for meetings with the Commerce Secretary and United States Trade Representative, to discuss a range of key UK interests including steel.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/07/2017 10:46:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss