§ 29. Mr. Peter Archerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress made by the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Seabed.
§ 41. Mr. Loveridgeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a further statement on the progress made towards agreeing an international apportionment of the world's sea beds for their future development.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleProgress has been slow. However, we hope a Law of the Sea Conference will be convened next year and will adopt, amongst other measures, a sea bed convention incorporating British ideas.