Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 103832

Minerals

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to ensure that bilateral and multilateral mineral-security initiatives signed by the United Kingdom include binding anti-forced-labour standards.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
As set out in the UK's Critical Minerals Strategy, we are working through bilateral and multilateral initiatives to promote transparent, sustainable, and responsible supply chains that uphold robust labour standards.Last year the UK worked with multilater...

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