Question follow-through · 109027

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to ratify the UN High Seas Treaty by June 2026.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 27 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 29 Jan 2026
Answer: 5 Feb 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to ratify the UN High Seas Treaty by June 2026.
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2026
Answer published
Following Royal Assent of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act (BBNJ), further secondary legislation is required before the BBNJ Agreement can be ratified by the UK. This will happen when the parliamentary timetable allows.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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