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date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 29 of the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué, published on 27 May 2022, what steps her Department plans to take to assess the potential (a) impacts of deep sea mining operations and (b) environmental harms; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	171341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>We continue to act responsibly in line with the position set out in the communiqué, including through taking a precautionary approach. We commissioned an independent evidence review into the potential risks and benefits of deep sea mining, which was published in October 2022:</p><p><a href="https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/deep-sea-mining-evidence-review-published/" target="_blank">https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/deep-sea-mining-evidence-review-published/</a></p><p>Through the UK’s sponsorship of academic research and existing exploration licences, over 70 peer-reviewed publications supporting a greater understanding of environmental issues associated with deep-sea mining have already been produced, with more to come. The Government is also part-funding the SMARTEX project on seabed mining and resilience to experimental impact, which aims to build a better understanding of the ecosystem in the Pacific abyss.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/03/2023 13:49:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1606262

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Deep Sea Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	171342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>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.</p><p> </p><p>We would engage in public consultation ahead of making a decision to issue any UK-sponsored deep sea mining exploitation licence.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/03/2023 13:35:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 65490 answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford