Petition · past parliament
Save British Steel by providing state funding or by nationalising it.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government has said it cannot provide state aid to save British Steel due to EU legislation.
firstly we should not be in the EU, if the self-serving politicians had done what the electorate had voted for, secondly was it not state funding that bailed out the banks to the tune of £billions.
firstly we should not be in the EU, if the self-serving politicians had done what the electorate had voted for, secondly was it not state funding that bailed out the banks to the tune of £billions.
the £30m requested by British Steel is insignificant when some 25000 jobs are under threat. The cost of 25000 workers claiming benefits and not paying income tax or NI would equate to this figure within a month or two.
the Government should legislate that all Government contracts and major construction work in the UK must use British Steel.
The UK should not be importing cheap substandard steel from the likes of China, produced under slave labour conditions, there should also be a significant import tax/duty on all Chinese products.
the Government should legislate that all Government contracts and major construction work in the UK must use British Steel.
The UK should not be importing cheap substandard steel from the likes of China, produced under slave labour conditions, there should also be a significant import tax/duty on all Chinese products.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 23 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.