Antarctic Treaty (Chile Meeting)

HC Deb 11 December 1990 vol 182 c338W

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals for environmental protection have been tabled at the meeting of Antarctic treaty parties in Chile; and which of these proposals provides the basis on which the meeting is proceeding.

Mr. Garel-Jones

The following draft proposals were tabled at the meeting of Antarctic treaty parties, which ended in Chile on 6 December:

1. (i) United Kingdom environment protocol
2. (ii) New Zealand environmental protocol
3. (iii) Australian/French conservation convention
4. (iv) United States of America environmental protocol

All these proposals contributed to the draft protocol which was accepted at the end of the meeting as a basis for further discussion.