§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked Her Majesty's Government:
What assistance was offered to the RSPCA team who are visiting the Gulf to assist in the cleaning of oil-damaged seabirds.
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (The Earl of Caithness)We are pleased to say that this department was able to pay the return air fares of the RSPCA experts who are visiting Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Gulf affected by this monstrous act of environmental terrorism. In consultation with the Saudi authorities through the British Embassy in Riyadh, this Department also assisted with a number of administrative arrangements prior to the team's departure.