Natural Resources Convention

HC Deb 12 November 1973 vol 864 cc21-2W

Sir Gilbert Longden

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether the United Kingdom has ratified the 1973 International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Convention.

Mr. Graham Page

No. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora raises many complex issues. The detailed implications of implementing the convention are still being examined by the Departments concerned.