§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the actions of his Environment, Science and Energy Department in preventing mortality of albatrosses through long fishing lines.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAt the general assembly of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, in Perth, Australia, last December an official from the Department discussed with his Australian counterparts the problem of the incidental mortality of albatrosses through long-line fishing, about which we share the hon. Member's concern. Since then, the Department has kept in touch with Mr. Nigel Brothers of the Tasmanian Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage, who is conducting excellent research into this problem. We will continue to keep the hon. Member informed of developments.