Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 75832

Geology: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help make the process of moving geological samples between the UK and the EU (a) faster and (b) easier.

Answer

Blair McDougall
There are no plans at present to amend the regulatory regime.The British Geological Survey (BGS) is an active member of European GeoSurveys (EGS). The EGS constitution is based on facilitating geological survey collaboration to support development and imp...

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