Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the British High Commission Islamabad press release entitled New UK-Pakistan partnership will bolster Pakistan’s Geological Survey, published on 16 April 2026, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on how the partnership aligns with the Government’s wider strategy on critical minerals and international supply chains.

I refer the Hon Member to the press release he mentions in his questions, which sets out in detail the purpose of this project.