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Minerals: Imports

Commons · Question 7958 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2026

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what proportion of UK critical mineral imports in each of the last three years originated from a single country of origin for each listed mineral; and what assessment he has made of the risk of critica

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 11 Jun 2026

Please see table below, derived from HMRC’s Import data by preference bulk dataset, using trade codes as published in the technical annex of the UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy.The Strategy recognises that supply chains are increasingly concentrated and s...