Written questions

Environment Protection: National Security

Commons · Question 27748 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 18 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to raise the national security implications of ecosystem collapse at (a) the United Nations Security Council (b) NATO (c) the Council of Europe (

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 18 Sep 2026

The Government recognises that environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse can have implications for prosperity, resilience and security. We engage regularly with international partners through multilateral institutions on these is...