§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list those nations known by Her Majesty's Government to have ratified agreements made at the Earth summit, stating for each which agreements have been ratified; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 4 December 1992]: The Seychelles, Mauritius and China have ratified both the framework convention on climate change and the convention on biological diversity. The USA, the Marshall Islands, Zimbabwe, the Maldives and Monaco have ratified the climate change convention.