Barry Gardiner MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17295More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish baseline data for the extent of degraded ecosystems in terrestrial, inland waters and the marine environments in the UK in line with Target 2 of the Global Biodiver

    Answer: The Government publishes a wide range of data relevant to ecosystem condition and restoration across terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. In the marine environment, assessments of progress towards Good Environmental Status are publicly availab...

    Answered 14 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17294More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in delivering Target 2 of the Global Biodiversity framework.

    Answer: The UK’s 7th National Report, published in February 2026, reaffirms the UK’s commitment to achieving all 23 targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework at home, and shows that the UK has solid foundations in place and meaningful progress being made acros...

    Answered 14 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 26Department for Environment, Foo…26Ministry of Defence: 1Ministry of Defence1
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Ministry of Defence1

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