Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 56186

Deep Sea Mining

Tabled: 2 June 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the US Executive Order entitled Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, published on 24 April 2025, whether he is taking steps to adv

Answer

Catherine West

The Government notes the US Executive Order on 'Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources'. The UK is a party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and is committed to the continued work of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)...

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