United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 35558
Deep Sea Mining
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19 July 2021
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22 July 2021 · Answer
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22 July 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the notification of the two year trigger on deep sea mining at the International Seabed Authority.
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19 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the notification of the two year trigger on deep sea mining at the International Seabed Authority.
Source: Commons
22 July 2021
Answer
The UK recognises the growing pressure to extract deep sea resources, and is deeply concerned about the potential impacts of mining activities on the fragile marine environment. We therefore continue to press for the very highest environmental standards t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-19/35558
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1348245
- uk · wq-1348245 · source updated 22 July 2021