Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: UN Convention On Biological Diversity

(asked on 31st January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2021 to Question 111517, how many (a) Government Ministers will join the UK delegation to COP15 led by Minister Goldsmith and (b) staff are in the core team working on COP15 in his Department.


Answered by
Rebecca Pow Portrait
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 3rd February 2022

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we expect a delay to the planned COP15 dates of 25 April to 8 May. Minister Goldsmith will head the UK delegation, and attendance by other UK Government Ministers will be confirmed when revised dates for COP15 are available.

Defra is the lead department for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), working closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Cabinet Office. The core team dedicated to working on CBD in Defra is comprised of 21 staff. This team works closely with teams across Defra and its specialist arm's-length bodies, other Government departments, civil society organisations, and wider society. This includes the support of hundreds of staff in the Government’s wider diplomatic service.

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