Deep Sea Mining
Commons · Question 56186 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the US Executive Order entitled Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, published on 24 April 2025, whether he is taking steps to adv
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 9 Jun 2025
The Government notes the US Executive Order on 'Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources'. The UK is a party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and is committed to the continued work of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)...