| Heading: |
Glomar Minerals: Deep Sea Mining |
| Question ID: |
1825291 |
| UIN: |
69208 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
146 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Barry Gardiner
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| Asking Member handle: |
BarryGardiner
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@BarryGardiner
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken to assess the suitability of Glomar Minerals Ltd as a licence holder for deep sea exploration. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-09-01 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4631 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sarah Jones
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| Answering Member handle: |
LabourSJ
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LabourSJ
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
UK Seabed Resources Limited remains the holder of the UK’s two deep sea mining licences following its sale to Glomar Minerals Ltd. The UK government is carrying out a thorough review of Glomar Minerals Ltd and the UK’s sponsorship of UK Seabed Resources L... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |