§ Dr. GibsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the influence which the GATS (general agreement on trade on services) agreement will have on the biodiversity in the Ghats forest of India. [8181]
§ Hilary BennOur preliminary assessment is that, in its present but still evolving form, the GATS agreement will have no specific influence on the biodiversity in the western and eastern Ghats forests of India.