| Heading: |
Deep Sea Mining: Licensing |
| Question ID: |
1807755 |
| UIN: |
HL7977 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
209 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
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| Asking Member handle: |
uxbridgewalrus
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@uxbridgewalrus
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the policy of the United States regarding deep-sea mining exploration licences could have on areas owned and licensed by the United Kingdom. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-13 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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| Answering Member handle: |
JennyChapman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JennyChapman
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| Answer text: |
The Government has noted the US Executive Order on 'Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources'. UK Seabed Resources Limited (UKSR), a UK-registered company sponsored by the UK Government, holds two licences for exploration in the Clari... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |