United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 147232
Seas and Oceans: Treaties
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17 February 2023
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27 February 2023 · Answer
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27 February 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to agree a global high seas treaty that includes a legally-binding mechanism for the designation of marine protected areas on the high
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17 February 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to agree a global high seas treaty that includes a legally-binding mechanism for the designation of marine protected areas on the high
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27 February 2023
Answer
Negotiations in the Intergovernmental Conference to negotiate a new Implementing Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-17/147232
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1586419
- uk · wq-1586419 · source updated 27 February 2023