§ Dame Peggy FennerTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he has reached a conclusion on the proposals put forward by the Timber Trade Federation to help countries with tropical forests to adopt practical forest management policies.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOfficials in Whitehall are still considering the proposal put forward by the Timber Trade Federation for a levy on imports of timber from the 539W tropical forests, particularly in the context of the effectiveness and cost of such a scheme, GATT and generalised scheme of preference tariff levels, and its acceptability on an international level.