Question follow-through · 39751
Trade Agreements: Ukraine and USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a minerals trade deal between the US and Ukraine on the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a minerals trade deal between the US and Ukraine on the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy.
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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24 Mar 2025
Answer published
A secure supply of critical minerals is vital for the UK's economic growth and security, Industrial Strategy, and clean energy transition. The Department for Business and Trade will publish a new Critical Minerals Strategy this year that will set out the ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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