Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 9686
Lithium: Production
Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 22 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Noah Law
Labour — St Austell and Newquay
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating a 50,000 tons per annum production target for domestic lithium.
Answer
Sarah JonesA secure supply of critical minerals is vital for the UK's economic growth and security, industrial strategy ambitions, and clean energy transition.Domestic production of lithium will be increasingly important as demand for resilient and responsible sourc...
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