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Deep Sea Mining
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the US Executive Order entitled Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, published on 24 April 2025, whether he is taking steps to adv
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the US Executive Order entitled Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, published on 24 April 2025, whether he is taking steps to adv
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government notes the US Executive Order on 'Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources'. The UK is a party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and is committed to the continued work of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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