§ Mr. HansonTo ask the Prime Minister if he will bring forward proposals to introduce an integrated United Kingdom policy on forestry, covering(a) consumption of forests, (b) problems caused by deforestation, (c) the links between forestry and third world debt and (d) import controls on hardwoods.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government are committed to working for the effective implementation of the statement of principles on the world's forests agreed at the United Nations conference on environment and development in Rio last June. As part of this process we are preparing a United Kingdom national plan for forests. Policies on the issues listed in the question need to be integrated and co-ordinated with our broader environmental aid and trade policies. Co-ordination is achieved by regular contact between the Government Departments responsible for these matters.