South Georgia: Nature Conservation
Commons · Question 27845 · Tabled 31 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect native wildlife on South Georgia in the context of the potential risk of a collision of the iceberg A23a with the island.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 7 Feb 2025
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is in close contact with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) about the movement of iceberg A23a. BAS and GSGSSI are both actively...