3rd Report - The UK and the Antarctic environment

Select Committee
Environmental Audit Committee HC 499 9 June 2025
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 74 items (34 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 74 of 74 classified)
Accepted 25
Accepted in Part 8
Acknowledged 39
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Government response
5th Special Report - The UK and the Antarctic environment: Government Response · published 11 Sep 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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30 Recommendation Deferred
Strengthen UK Antarctic Strategy to prioritise ASPAs, emperor penguins, and plastic pollution mitigation.
Recommendation
This should be reflected in the UK Antarctic Strategy with particular regard to: • Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs): The Government should continue to advocate for a representative and well-connected network of ASPAs, underpinned by the latest ecological and climate … Read more
Government Response Summary
The Government intends to publish an Antarctic strategy before the end of the year and will take the Committee’s report and recommendations into consideration when producing the strategy.
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