UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 4016
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026
[As Introduced]
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BILL
to
A Bill to make provision for and in connection with the implementation by the United Kingdom of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.
Presented by Yvette Cooper
supported by Baroness Chapman of Darlington.
supported by Baroness Chapman of Darlington.
✓ Passed into lawPublicCommonsRoyal Assent
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MPs' votePassed without division
No division called, Third Reading carried on the voices.
Sponsored by
Yvette Cooper
LabourPontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading10 Sept 2025
- 2nd reading16 Oct 2025
- 3rd reading17 Nov 2025
Lords
- 1st reading18 Nov 2025
- 2nd reading2 Dec 2025
- Committee stage16 Dec 2025
- Report stage12 Jan 2026
- 3rd reading19 Jan 2026
Royal Assent12 Feb 2026