Question follow-through · 9372
Defence Equipment: Minerals
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the critical minerals supply chain relies on a single source.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the critical minerals supply chain relies on a single source.
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department is addressing dependencies on concentrated sources of Critical Minerals likely to be affecting the defence sector by improving visibility and enhancing collaboration with industry and like-minded Allies (including NATO and Australia). Effor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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