Question follow-through · 18302

National Wealth Fund: Minerals

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that the National Wealth Fund is equipped to provide offtake finance and hedging instruments for the critical minerals industry.

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 5 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 12 Dec 2024
Answer: 12 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

5 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that the National Wealth Fund is equipped to provide offtake finance and hedging instruments for the critical minerals industry.
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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12 Dec 2024
Answer published
With additional capital to deploy against an expanded mandate, the National Wealth Fund stands ready to help the market invest with confidence in support of the Government's growth ambitions. The National Wealth Fund will be empowered via new tools such a...

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