§ Mr. Higginsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether Great Britain has yet ratified the international convention banning the importation of endangered animal species; and, if not, what is the reason for the delay.
§ Mr. Denis HowellWe have made good progress in resolving the complex practical problems of implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and I hope that we shall shortly be in a position to ratify it.