Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 122488
Minerals: Imports
Tabled: 20 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026
Question
Ian Lavery
Labour — Blyth and Ashington
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the UK’s level of reliance on imported critical minerals essential for battery production, semiconductors and renewable energy technologies.
Answer
Chris McDonaldThe 2025 Critical Minerals Strategy sets out the UK’s vision for securing the critical minerals that are essential for our advanced manufacturing, clean energy, defence, and digital and technology sectors. In 2025, the UK imported £13.4 billion of critica...
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