§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the Government's implementation of the convention on international trade in endangered species conference resolution 2.12 with respect to the Cayman turtle farm in the Cayman Islands.
§ Mr. RidleyThe Cayman turtle farm has not taken turtles or eggs from the wild since 1978 and the Government consider that the 1979 conference resolution 2.12 should not be applied retrospectively to the farm. The operations of the farm are, however, structured to meet the breeding criteria that the resolution lays down.