Minerals: Imports
Commons · Question 7958 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Question
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...