§ Q164. Mr. DalyellTo ask the Prime Minister if she will take the initiative in organising an international conference on the dangers to the world of climatological flip resulting in another ice age, as a consequence of destruction of rain forest, along the lines of the conference on the ozone layer; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterThe whole question of climate change, including the impact of rain forest destruction, is being reviewed by the inter-governmental panel on climate change set up under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme and is fully supported by the Government. They will assess the scientific information available, and likely impacts of climate change, and possible policy responses and will report to the second world climate conference in 1990. I do not propose to organise an international ministerial conference at this stage.