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Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

Asked by Laura Kyrke-SmithLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 5 February 2026UIN 109747

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ratify the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Divers

Answered by Stephen Doughty

I refer the Hon Member to the response given to question 109027 on 5 February.

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