Deep Sea Mining

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent deep sea mining.

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1. 17 July 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent deep sea mining.

   Source: Commons

2. 26 July 2024

   Answer

   This Government supports a moratorium on the granting of exploitation licences for deep sea mining projects by the International Seabed Authority (ISA). The UK recognises the impacts of deep sea mining are not fully understood and supports a moratorium o...

   Source: Written answer

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