§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Cambridgeshire, South-East (Mr. Paice),Official Report, of 10 May, column 604, whether Her Majesty's Government now intend to pursue the objective of creating an international wilderness reserve in Antarctica.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government have welcomed the draft text from the Madrid meeting. Article I of the draft protocol would designate Antarctica as a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science. We support that designation.