HC Deb 03 May 1990 vol 171 c626W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will obtain for his Department details of the Australian and French proposals to declare Antarctica a wilderness reserve; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sainsbury

A joint paper on the French and Australian proposals was delivered to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office at 10.15 am today.

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if his Department will be represented at the forthcoming meeting of the Antarctic treaty parties to discuss measures to protect the Antarctic environment.

Mr. Sainsbury

No decision has yet been taken by the Government on the composition of the United Kingdom delegation to the special consultative meeting of the Antarctic treaty parties to be held later this year in Chile.