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Minerals: Devon

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 23 January 2026UIN 107242

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) products and (b) geographic areas have been allocated funding as designated critical minerals sites in Devon.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The Department for Business and Trade does not designate any products or geographic areas as dedicated critical mineral sites.

Following Spending Review 2025, new funding of up to £50 million will be made available by DBT to support critical mineral projects, to expand research and innovation as well as supporting commercialisation. Further details will be announced later this year.

This new funding is in addition to over £165m already provided for critical minerals supply chains, including through the National Wealth Fund and grant programmes like DRIVE35.

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