Exports: China

(asked on 5th July 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of potential effect on the government of China's decision to restrict export of critical minerals including gallium and germanium on the competitiveness of the UK economy and the transition to net zero.


Answered by
Nusrat Ghani Portrait
Nusrat Ghani
This question was answered on 12th July 2023

Gallium and germanium have a range of applications in electronics and communications sectors. The new Chinese export controls applying to germanium, gallium and related items coming into effect on 1st August this year may have impacts on the global supply chains for these sectors. Along with international counterparts, we are following the situation closely and are assessing risks this poses to the UK.

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