Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 120221

Trade Agreements: Kazakhstan

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Martin Rhodes

LabourGlasgow North

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to publish the UK-Kazakhstan critical minerals agreement.

Answer

Chris McDonald
The UK-Kazakhstan Memorandum of Understanding on Critical Minerals Cooperation has not been published and there are no plans to do so. However, it is referenced in UK's Critical Minerals Strategy published in November 2025.