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Darwin Plus: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for decisions on the future of Darwin Plus funding.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
8 Jul 2025
Target answer date
10 Jul 2025
Answer
15 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for decisions on the future of Darwin Plus funding.

  2. 10 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    In November 2024, Minister Doughty and Minister McCarthy met with the elected leaders and representatives of the Overseas Territories at the UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council. The UK Government confirmed that it would continue to work in p...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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