§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who were the United Kingdom's representatives at the recent Paris conference on the future of the Antarctic; what papers were presented by the delegation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe United Kingdom delegation at Paris consisted of Dr. J. A. Heap, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Mr. N. Bonner, one time deputy director and head of life sciences division of the British Antarctic Survey; Mr. R. Cummins, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mr. P. Hancock, Hydrographic Department, Ministry of Defence, and Mr. I. Hendry, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Of about 89 working papers submitted to the meeting, the United Kingdom delegation was sole or joint author of 26. The papers dealt with aspects of environmental protection, encouragement of scientific research and operational safety in the Antarctic.