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Barry Gardiner MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

  • Deep Sea MiningForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69209More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance he has issued to the UK delegation to the International Seabed Authority about the establishment of a global moratorium on deep sea mining following recent lega

    Answer: The UK supports a moratorium on the granting of exploitation contracts for deep sea mining projects by the International Seabed Authority (ISA). We will not sponsor or support the issuing of any such exploitation contracts for deep sea mining by the ISA u...

    Answered 1 Sept 2025

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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Business and Trade: 3Department for Business and Trade3Department for Education: 2Department for Education2Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 9Department for Energy Security …9Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 50Department for Environment, Foo…50Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 2Department for Science, Innovat…2Department for Transport: 3Department for Transport3Department for Work and Pensions: 1Department for Work and Pensions1Department of Health and Social Care: 1Department of Health and Social…1Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…1Treasury: 6Treasury6
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Department for Business and Trade3
Department for Education2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero9
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs50
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology2
Department for Transport3
Department for Work and Pensions1
Department of Health and Social Care1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Treasury6

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