Critical minerals
What it examines
Examines gaps in the UK’s financing of critical-minerals projects. MPs recommend coordinating existing public financial resources through a specialist facility, changing BII’s remit and widening UKEF’s statutory powers. The report also considers risk appetite and support for earlier-stage projects.
Why it matters
Sets out proposals affecting the mandates and coordination of three institutions covered by the Monitor. The proposed facility and remit changes are committee recommendations; they do not establish a new institution, enacted powers or a capital commitment.
Published on 5 November 2026. Recommendations are the committee’s proposals and are not treated as enacted policy.
Institutions and themes
Related documents
Catalogue entry reviewed 9 Nov 2026. The summary describes the publication’s analysis; it does not establish that historical findings remain current.