Question follow-through · 3391

Minerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) extent of the UK's list of critical minerals and the list used by (a) the European Union and (ii) other jurisdictions.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
4 Sept 2024
Answer
4 Sept 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) extent of the UK's list of critical minerals and the list used by (a) the European Union and (ii) other jurisdictions.

  2. 4 Sept 2024

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  3. 4 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC), sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade, will publish an updated assessment of the criticality of over 80 candidate materials, later this year. This assessment is focused on the UK's circumstanc...

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