Committees

Critical minerals

Inquiry

This inquiry will consider how the UK can engage with global partners to diversify supply chains in a way that respects human rights and ensures adequate access to critical minerals. The Committee will look at ways in which the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can leverage diplomatic ties and build strong alliances for global regulation of the critical minerals market.

The inquiry will also ask how the FCDO can ensure UK access to the critical minerals market, while also promoting UK values through improved environmental, social and governance performance in critical mineral mining and processing. The Committee will also examine how intelligence can help build a better picture of geopolitical threats that may affect supply chains.

Read the call for evidence for more details about the inquiry

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Tuesday 28 February 2023.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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First Report - A rock and a hard place: building critical mineral resilience
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Third Special Report - A rock and a hard place: building critical mineral resilience: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
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Third Special Report - A rock and a hard place: building critical mineral resilience: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
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Correspondence

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Correspondence from the Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific following up on the FAC oral evidence session on 13 June, dated 04/07/2023
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Oral evidence transcripts

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13 June 2023
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Witnesses Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Minister of State (Indo-Pacific) at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Professor Paul Monks (Chief Scientific Adviser at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), and Tim Stern (International Energy Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
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13 June 2023
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Witnesses Dr Marina Caparini (Senior Researcher, Centre for Policy Research at United Nations University)
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Witnesses Fiona Clouder (Former Regional Ambassador, Latin America and Caribbean, COP26; Former HM Ambassador to Chile; Independent consultant), and Paul Atherley (Chairman at Pensana Plc, and Founder and Chairman at Tees Valley Lithium)
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Written evidence

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Cobalt Institute (MIN0003)
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Dr Matthew Hedges (Post Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Exeter) (MIN0004)
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INTRAW International Raw Materials Observatory (MIN0005)
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