Question follow-through · 56561
Minerals: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the life science sector on the potential impact of China's imposition of rare earth export restrictions on that sector.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- 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 Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with the life science sector on the potential impact of China's imposition of rare earth export restrictions on that sector.
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade has been regularly engaging with businesses, across multiple sectors, that are affected by the recent export controls of rare earth elements, including with Life-sciences companies and Trade Associations. HMG is commi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Department for Business and Trade: Written Questions
6 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to Question 55918, tabled by the hon. Member for Wokingham on 28 May 2025.