§ Ms ShortTo ask the Prime Minister which Government Departments have been and continue to be involved in discussions over the negotiation, ratification and implementation of the convention on biological diversity.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government Departments mainly involved include the Department of the Environment, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office—including the Overseas Development Administration—Her Majesty's Treasury, the Northern Ireland Office, the Scottish Office, the Welsh Office, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Law Officers' Department, the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Decisions on these matters are taken collectively.