Question follow-through · 4021
China: Minerals
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic discussions she has had with allies about decreasing dependence on China for minerals.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic discussions she has had with allies about decreasing dependence on China for minerals.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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8 Jun 2026
Answer published
As set out in the UK's Critical Mineral Strategy, our ambition is that by 2035 no more than 60 per cent of the UK's annual demand for critical minerals in the aggregate is supplied by any one country.That strategy also sets out the UK's vision for securin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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