§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 30 October,Official Report, column 456, to how many of the 140 treaties and agreements concerned with the environment the United Kingdom is a signatory.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydMany of the 140 international treaties and agreements in the field of the environment listed by the United Nations Environment Programme in 1989 are regional in application, with no relevance to the United Kingdom. We have, however, signed 60 which have either global or regional importance for us.