Question follow-through · 109077
Disease Control: British Antarctic Territory
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the governance structure of the distinct technical and Ministerial working groups, in relation to the British Antarctic Territories, named in the UK Overseas Territo
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the governance structure of the distinct technical and Ministerial working groups, in relation to the British Antarctic Territories, named in the UK Overseas Territo
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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3 Feb 2026
Answer published
The UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy sets out the UK strategy to conserve, protect, and restore biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories. This joint strategy has been developed by Defra in partnership with Overseas Territories Governments ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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