Found: Letter to Chair from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, re Update following round 5 of negotiations on an

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 7 May (HL6732), when they plan to issue an updated Critical Minerals Strategy.

Answered by Lord Leong - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Thanks to the extensive engagement and insights from our industry and expert stakeholders as well as cross-government collaboration, we have developed a powerful new vision and plan for securing critical minerals in the UK.

Following the outcome of the multi-year Spending Review and the publication of the Industrial Strategy, the Critical Minerals Strategy will be published later this year.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch on 4 September (HL Deb col 909), at which Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) meetings the UK–EU sanitary and phytosanitary partnership has been discussed; which CPTPP members participated in those discussions; and whether any members raised concerns about the nature of the prospective partnership.

Answered by Lord Leong - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The EU-UK SPS Agreement was raised as a short item of ‘Any Other Business’ at the 7th meeting of the CPTPP Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures on July 3-4, 2025, which all CPTPP Parties attended.

The UK reaffirmed that we remain fully committed to our trade obligations under CPTPP and will not be rejoining the EU’s single market or customs union. The Committee noted the UK’s update and welcomed the UK’s offer to keep CPTPP members informed of developments.

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Found: Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports) From 9 July 2024 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Found: Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports) From 9 July 2024 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Found: Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports) From 9 July 2024 Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Found: application for advice was considered by Isabel Doverty; Hedley Finn OBE; Sarah de Gay; The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Found: Letter dated 29/08/2025 from Baroness Jones of Whitchurch to Lord Leigh of Hurley regarding the effects