Question follow-through · 69209
Deep Sea Mining
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance he has issued to the UK delegation to the International Seabed Authority about the establishment of a global moratorium on deep sea mining following recent lega
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 21 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2025 · 42 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance he has issued to the UK delegation to the International Seabed Authority about the establishment of a global moratorium on deep sea mining following recent lega
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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1 Sept 2025
Answer published
The UK supports a moratorium on the granting of exploitation contracts for deep sea mining projects by the International Seabed Authority (ISA). We will not sponsor or support the issuing of any such exploitation contracts for deep sea mining by the ISA u...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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