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Asked by Alicia KearnsConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 78684

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the date for publication of the Critical Minerals Strategy.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has engaged extensively with other Departments, particularly the Department for Business and Trade, on the development of this strategy, and it will be published in the normal way in due course.

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