United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2227
UK Seabed Resources: Deep Sea Mining
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17 May 2021
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21 May 2021 · Answer
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21 May 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on extending UK Seabed Resources’ first exploration licence for deep sea mining beyond 2022.
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17 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on extending UK Seabed Resources’ first exploration licence for deep sea mining beyond 2022.
Source: Commons
21 May 2021
Answer
There have been no recent discussions. The two licences issued to UK Seabed Resources in 2012 and 2013 are for exploration, and not exploitation (mining) activity. The licences are granted subject to periodic review, and so would not be extended beyond 10...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-17/2227
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1315182
- uk · wq-1315182 · source updated 21 May 2021