Extract from end of day adjournment debate on UK Renewables: Critical Minerals - Mar 15
Tuesday, 16 March 2021 08:21
Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley) (Con):...The second threat is
that our current suppliers of critical minerals are not dependable
or sustainable. I shall name two countries in our critical minerals
supply chain in order to demonstrate that fact. The first is
involved in the mining of critical minerals, and the second in the
midstream processing. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is not a
dependable source of minerals for the UK to rely on. It is
politically unstable, and Chinese...Request free trial
(Rother Valley) (Con):...The second threat is
that our current suppliers of critical minerals are not dependable
or sustainable. I shall name two countries in our critical minerals
supply chain in order to demonstrate that fact. The first is
involved in the mining of critical minerals, and the second in the
midstream processing. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is not a
dependable source of minerals for the UK to rely on. It is
politically unstable, and Chinese influence is concerningly strong
in mining areas. It is not a sustainable source of minerals either,
with the DRC home to low environmental standards and frequent human
rights violations against local people and children. In fact, there
is currently a class action lawsuit against the big technology
companies, including Apple, Google, Dell, Microsoft, and Tesla which stand accused of operating
supply chains that use cobalt mined by children...
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