| Heading: |
Mining: Sustainable Development |
| Question ID: |
1798459 |
| UIN: |
49146 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-29 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5111 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Martin Wrigley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Martin Wrigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that the mining of (a) lithium, (b) nickel, (c) cobalt, (d) manganese and (e) graphite is (i) sustainable and (ii) does not negatively impact net zero targets. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4631 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sarah Jones
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| Answering Member handle: |
LabourSJ
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LabourSJ
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| Answer text: |
While recognising these critical minerals are crucial for the energy transition, Government supports efforts to reduce the environmental impact of mining operations themselves. At present, the UK only has mining operations for lithium. As with any UK dome... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |