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Protecting wildlife in international waters

The bill has been signed off by the King and is now law.

Official title: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Act 2026

  1. 1Introduced1st reading
  2. 2Main debate2nd reading
  3. 3Detailed checksCommittee
  4. 4ChangesReport stage
  5. 5Final vote3rd reading
  6. 6Other houseLords or Commons
  7. 7Becomes lawRoyal Assent

Nothing more. This bill is now law.

Put forward by Yvette Cooper, Baroness Chapman of Darlington.

Votes so far

DateVoteCountResult
17 Nov 2025Protecting wildlife in international waters: a proposed change147 for, 318 againstRejected
17 Nov 2025Protecting wildlife in international waters: a proposed change143 for, 318 againstRejected
Full timeline
DateStageHouse
10 Sep 20251st readingCommons
16 Oct 20252nd readingCommons
16 Oct 2025Ways and Means resolutionCommons
16 Oct 2025Programme motionCommons
17 Nov 2025Committee of the whole HouseCommons
17 Nov 20253rd readingCommons
18 Nov 20251st readingLords
2 Dec 20252nd readingLords
16 Dec 2025Committee stageLords
12 Jan 2026Report stageLords
19 Jan 20263rd readingLords
2 Feb 2026Programme motionCommons
2 Feb 2026Consideration of Lords amendmentsCommons
12 Feb 2026Royal AssentUnassigned

In the bill’s own words: 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.

Official page on Parliament’s site

Source: Parliament Bills API · Commons votes from the Commons Votes API.