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British International Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of asking British International Investment to produce a critical minerals strategy that (a) strengthens the UK's supply ch

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
20 Mar 2025
Answer
25 Mar 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of asking British International Investment to produce a critical minerals strategy that (a) strengthens the UK's supply ch

  2. 20 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    British International Investment's (BII) mission is to help solve the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to support private sector growth and innovation. With regards to the critical minerals sector, BII's role is...

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