Question follow-through · 27085

British Overseas Territories: Darwin Plus

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the objectives set out in the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' speech entitled The Kew Lecture: Foreign Secretary's speech on the

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
29 Jan 2025
Target answer date
3 Feb 2025
Answer
4 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the objectives set out in the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' speech entitled The Kew Lecture: Foreign Secretary's speech on the

  2. 3 Feb 2025

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  3. 4 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    In 2020, Defra commissioned an independent review of the Darwin Plus programme. This found Darwin Plus projects to have a strong, positive impact on the capacity of the Territories to deliver long-term strategic outcomes for the natural environment, which...

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