A question on #UKInternalTrade #Minerals tabled by Baroness Northover on 22-04-2025 has been answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch.

Heading: UK Internal Trade: Minerals
Question ID: 1795966
UIN: HL6729
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-04-22
Asking Member ID: 2539
Asking Member display name: Baroness Northover
Asking Member handle: LPNorthover
Asking Member Twitter reference: @LPNorthover
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential importance of a UK domestic critical minerals supply strategy to underpin economic growth and the UK industrial base.
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Date answered: 2025-05-07
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Answering Member ID: 3792
Answering Member display name: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Answering Member handle: WhitchurchGirl
Answering Member Twitter reference: @WhitchurchGirl
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Answer text: A secure supply of critical minerals is vital for the UK's economic growth and security, industrial strategy, and clean energy transition. Building on the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre’s updated criticality assessment, government will work hand...
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Answering body ID: 214
Answering body name: Department for Business and Trade
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