§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if lie will make it his policy to seek to negotiate a new environmental convention for the regulation of Antarctic minerals which would command all-round support.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesWe are committed to achieving the best possible environmental protection for Antarctica, not just from mineral exploration, but from any other source of pollution. To that end we are ready to discuss all proposals, not only new environmental convention, for improving environmental protection with a view to achieving an agreement that commands consensus by all the Antarctic treaty states.