Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what process was used to select members of the Critical Minerals Expert Committee; who is involved in the Critical Minerals Expert Committee; and whether that committee has met yet.
The Critical Minerals Expert Committee is chaired by BEIS Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Paul Monks. Members were selected based on recommendations from relevant Government departments. The full membership and further details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-secretary-opens-latest-meeting-of-the-critical-minerals-expert-committee .
The Committee has met three times, and the latest meeting was opened by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng on 28 January 2022.