Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 7 April 2026.
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Conservative
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of critical minerals in supporting innovation and supply chain resilience as part of net zero targets.
Baroness Lloyd of Effra
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade), Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
A secure supply of critical minerals is vital to the UK’s economic growth and security, industrial strategy and clean energy transition. The 2025 UK Critical Minerals Strategy supports innovation and R&D in the UK to secure our critical minerals supply, through domestic production and international collaboration that is responsible and sustainable.
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.
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