HC Deb 11 June 1992 vol 209 c273W
Mr. Chisholm

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the Government will support a total and permanent ban on commercial whaling at the International Whaling Commission meeting in Glasgow and back a proposal to declare Antarctic waters a whale sanctuary.

Mr. Curry

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 8 June 1992 to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, North (Mr. Walley),Official Report, column 11.

Mr. Dafis

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make it his policy to seek a ban on whaling in EC waters and by EC nationals.

Mr. Curry

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 4 June 1992 to the hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes),Official Report, column 642.