§ Lord Melchettasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are aware of the widespread support among conservation and environmental organisations in the United Kingdom for the constructive and generally positive measures included in the current draft of the Law of the Sea Treaty with respect to fishery management, migratory species, marine pollution, scientific research and the environmental aspects of deep sea-bed mining, and whether they will therefore take all possible measures to safeguard these positive provisions at the forthcoming meeting about the Treaty in New York.
§ Lord CarringtonThe Government agree that the draft convention contains many valuable elements and will seek to ensure that these are retained in the course of the negotiations on the text in New York.