Guatemala and Honduras: Gold
Commons · Question 36379 · Tabled 7 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps with regional partners to help prevent illegal gold mining operations in (a) Honduras and (b) Guatemala.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 20 Mar 2025
The UK recognises the importance of combatting illicit and uncontrolled gold mining to prevent the negative impact it has on biodiversity and people, including in both Honduras and Guatemala. We regularly raise this issue with host governments in the regi...