§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to support(a) a world watch system on indigenous livestock breeds, (b) the strengthening of the animal genetic resources data bank and (c) the completion of the system of regional animal gene banks.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI have been asked to reply.
As members of the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation and contributors to its regular programme budget, the United Kingdom already supports these three initiatives. Under the budget for 1992–93 which was agreed at the last meeting of the FAO conference in 1991, over $1 million was allocated to the sub-programme on animal genetic resources from which these programmes are funded.