§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he proposes to take to prohibit imports of hardwoods obtained from rain forests.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe subject is one of considerable and growing concern and I have had valuable and constructive discussions with Dr. Freezdilah, executive director of the International Tropical Timber Organisation, and emphasised to him that further measures, on a Community-wide basis, can not be excluded indefinitely if no progress is evident in the general field of conservation.