Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15894

Minerals: Imports

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the value of critical mineral imports into the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.

Answer

Chris McDonald
As set out in the Technical Annex, “critical minerals” are imported into the UK in various forms:raw critical minerals, such as ores and concentrateschemicals, such as oxides, hydroxides and dioxidesintermediate products, such as bars, rods, profiles and ...
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