Minerals
Commons · Question 94156 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Sammy Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, to what extent the Critical Minerals Strategy will align with the EU’s Steel and Metals Action Plan.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 2 Dec 2025
While there are certain industrial metals in scope of the new Critical Minerals Strategy (such as aluminium), the strategy focuses on securing the critical minerals the UK needs rather than directly addressing the challenges of decarbonisation and trade i...