§ Mr. Skeetasked the Lord Privy Seal whether, pursuant to his support for the international sea bed authority, he will support an international Antarctica authority and an international space authority similarly constituted under the United Nations.
§ Mr. HurdHer Majesty's Government have taken a position on the proposed international sea bed authority only in the context of negotiations at the United Nations Law of the Sea Conference. Different considerations apply to the Antarctic and to outer space.