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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation with stakeholders they have undertaken in preparation for the UN COP15 Biodiversity Conference.

The UK is committed to playing a leading role in developing an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework to be adopted at COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity later this year. Defra continues to work closely with a wide range of NGOs, businesses and civil society organisations to deliver its objectives. Defra is also seeking input from its specialist arms-length bodies and other Government departments in developing its approach.