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 MalhotraAs 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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