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“Minister, you mentioned earlier that you do not see critical minerals as primarily a means of overseas development, in the way perhaps some do. Therefore, what is the role of those partnerships with developing countries? What role should development finance play within that?”

“If I can just come in for a final word, a lot of this did not come up in our previous panels. It seems like we are at an early stage. How would you, Minister, define better that team UK offer?”

“Finally, Professor Ekins, on these two questions, how should the UK work with its global partners, and what is our offer? Is it clear?”

“Very briefly, if we take capacity building, does the UK have a clearly defined offer to its allies and potential partners?”

“You have mentioned a number of sources of Government funding there that are available to various projects. Before coming on to our other panellists, are there any particular gaps that you would identify within that?”

“Is there a benefit to the UK in doing that?”

“Turning specifically to developing countries and to turning some of those global partnerships and warm words into action, how should we be working with some of those developing country partners? What projects or agreements should we be forging? Starting with you, Mr Spittle, is there a way to do that while promoting hi…”

“Can I briefly clarify that? Is that just for copper? Are you talking different business models across different commodities?”

“I will put the same couple of questions to the other panellists. Do you think that the UK has a clearly defined offer to its allies and potential partners on beneficiation, for example, as you have just mentioned?”

“Mr Lindberg, what should the UK’s offer be to our global partners in the developing world?”

“It is interesting that none of you has mentioned BII. That perhaps does speak to the situation that we are in now.”

“Thanks for having me guest from the International Development Committee. I should also declare my role as the chair of the APPG on critical minerals. One thing that we talk about a lot in that group, in addition to permitting and energy costs, is financing. Perhaps, Mr Pople, you can start us off with your succinct vie…”

“Very briefly, which other sorts of support?”

“That is understood. Mike, what is your view, please, on the financing gaps?”

“I understood that pecking order, with domestic processing being right at the top of that. Do you see development finance having that role in de-risking our supply chains domestically? Are we there yet?”

“Last but certainly not least with regards to this question, Mr Monk, what would be your view on the financing gaps?”

“I am sure that residents in Gwallon Keas in my constituency are incredibly grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate, as am I. Does he agree that this is not just taxation by stealth, but an unsung privatisation by stealth of our public realm in recent decades? Does he, as I do, welcome the Minister’s recent …”

“I declare an interest, or former interest: I was Chris’s colleague at BII before I came to this place. Chris, is it possible to stimulate local economies sufficiently to provide the kind of employment we are talking about for the millions of Africans who enter the job market every year?”

“People like Ajay Banga of the World Bank describe the enormous need in relation to young people coming into the job market for the first time—the challenge of meeting the financing gap, essentially, because the jobs simply are not being created. Can you elaborate on whether it is possible for the likes of BII to meet t…”

“People like Ajay Banga of the World Bank describe the enormous need in relation to young people coming into the job market for the first time—the challenge of meeting the financing gap, essentially, because the jobs simply are not being created. Can you elaborate on whether it is possible for the likes of BII to meet t…”