Written questions

Minerals and Semiconductors: Overseas Trade

Commons · Question 99175 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to expand UK participation in global supply chains for semiconductors and critical minerals.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 16 Dec 2025

DBT is strengthening UK participation in global critical mineral supply chains by leveraging domestic processing and recycling capabilities, expanding international partnerships through trade agreements and financing tools, and mobilising investment to di...