Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What steps he is taking to prepare for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference.”
Tabled: 7 May 2025Answered: 13 May 2025
Asked by
Sarah Champion
Labour — Rotherham
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Catherine West)
The UN ocean conference is an important moment for protecting the ocean and progress towards UN sustainable development goal 14, “Life Below Water”. The UK is attending and actively involved in negotiating the political declaration for the conference.