Agreement, done at New York on 20 September 2023, 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

Committee work

• 13 November 2023
  International Agreements Committee (IAC) inquiry opened
• 12 December 2023
  Drawn to the special attention of the House by the International Agreements Committee (IAC)
• 15 March 2024
  Government response to the decision made by the International Agreements Committee (IAC)
• 6 June 2025
  Correspondence published by the International Development Committee
• 6 June 2025
  Correspondence published by the Environmental Audit Committee
• 1 July 2025
  Correspondence published by the International Development Committee

Its path through Parliament

1. 20 September 2023
   Treaty signed
2. 16 October 2023
   Laid before the House of Commons
3. 16 October 2023
   Laid before the House of Lords
4. 13 November 2023
   International Agreements Committee (IAC) inquiry opened
5. 30 November 2023
   Objection period A ends
6. 30 November 2023
   Parliamentary scrutiny concluded, Government can ratify treaty
7. 12 December 2023
   Drawn to the special attention of the House by the International Agreements Committee (IAC)
8. 15 March 2024
   Government response to the decision made by the International Agreements Committee (IAC)
9. 6 June 2025
   Correspondence published by the International Development Committee
10. 6 June 2025
    Correspondence published by the Environmental Audit Committee
11. 1 July 2025
    Correspondence published by the International Development Committee