Question follow-through · 88588
Marine Environment: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria she will use to determine whether projects qualify for reduced waiting periods under section 2(3) of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria she will use to determine whether projects qualify for reduced waiting periods under section 2(3) of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2025
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the explanatory notes and impact assessments published alongside the Bill, as well as the debates that he has taken part in during its passage to date, where these issues and many others have been addressed. Further guidance abou...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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