Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 99175

Minerals and Semiconductors: Overseas Trade

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to expand UK participation in global supply chains for semiconductors and critical minerals.

Answer

Chris McDonald
DBT is strengthening UK participation in global critical mineral supply chains by leveraging domestic processing and recycling capabilities, expanding international partnerships through trade agreements and financing tools, and mobilising investment to di...

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