Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 30867

Democratic Republic of Congo: Minerals

Tabled: 11 February 2025

Answered: 26 February 2025

Question

Patricia Ferguson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the risk of conflict minerals from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (a) being traded on the London Bullion Market and (b) appeari

Answer

Anneliese Dodds

We are deeply concerned by reports from the UN Group of Experts that M23 and Rwanda are illegally extracting critical minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and are clear that such activity must stop immediately.We are committed to addressin...

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