| Heading: |
Rwanda: Natural Resources |
| Question ID: |
1790933 |
| UIN: |
HL6392 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5004 |
| Asking Member display name: |
The Lord Bishop of Winchester
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| Asking Member handle: |
pmounstephen
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@pmounstephen
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with the European Union about the Memorandum of Understanding on Sustainable Raw Materials Value Chains that the EU signed with the government of Rwanda on 19 February 2024. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-14 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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| Answering Member handle: |
JennyChapman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JennyChapman
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| Answer text: |
The UK has discussed the Memorandum of Understanding on Sustainable Raw Materials Value Chains with the EU at official level. Illicit mining remains a problem and supports the business models of armed groups. As well as being a barrier to economic growth,... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |