Question follow-through · 38519
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
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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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Recorded timeline
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
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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