Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 79160
Minerals
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the importance of identifying sources of critical minerals as a domain of strategic competition.
Answer
Chris McDonaldThe government recognises that identifying sources of critical minerals is of growing strategic importance, as reflected in the UK’s Industrial and National Security Strategies published this year. According to estimates from the International Energy Agen...
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