Metals: Imports
Commons · Question 49148 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 8 May 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of (a) lithium, (b) nickel, (c) cobalt, (d) manganese and (e) graphite imports come from mining operations that commit human rights violations.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 8 May 2025
The UK is committed to promoting responsible business practice to reduce and prevent human rights violations. We work through a number of international mechanisms to deliver on this, including supporting the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Deve...