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Birds: British Overseas Territories

Commons · Question 48 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of recent progress in meeting the UK’s formal obligations under the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) for the

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 22 May 2026

Defra works with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the Governments of the South Atlantic Overseas Territories (SAOT) to report annually on progress towards meeting UK obligations under ACAP. The SAOT ACAP implementation plans are included...