Question follow-through · 37993
Democratic Republic of Congo: Mining
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Congolese counterpart on illegal mining activities by armed groups in North Kivu.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Congolese counterpart on illegal mining activities by armed groups in North Kivu.
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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25 Mar 2025
Answer published
The UK is deeply alarmed by the events unfolding in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We also condemn the recent offensives by the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Rwanda Defence Force, including the capture of Goma and Bukavu, as an unaccept...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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