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Deep Sea Mining

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Question for Department for Business and Trade

UIN 171342, tabled on 22 March 2023

Question

Clive Efford
Labour
Eltham
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department plans to take to consult relevant stakeholders on deep-sea mining polices.

This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.

Answer

Ms Nusrat Ghani
Conservative
Wealden
Commons

Answered on

31 March 2023

The UK’s approach is both precautionary and conditional. As a responsible international actor and Party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the UK is fully engaged in the negotiations underway at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and will work closely with partners who are committed to ensuring the highest environmental standards are embedded in the Regulatory framework of the ISA.

We would engage in public consultation ahead of making a decision to issue any UK-sponsored deep sea mining exploitation licence.

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