Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 95191
Armed Conflict: Gold
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op) — Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had at international level concerning work to close the regulatory and enforcement loopholes that allow the trade in conflict gold.
Answer
Chris ElmoreThe trade of illicit gold funds undermines the rule of law and perpetuates human rights abuses. Gold extraction and smuggling operations represent a significant loss to Sudan and undermine effective resource governance. The UK Government engages with the ...
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