§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is the case that a "NATO science programme workshop" is, or has recently been, studying environmental issues relating to the Aral Sea and if so who has provided the personnel for this endeavour, and at whose expense.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)An Advance Research Workshop on "Critical Scientific Issues of the Aral Sea Basin: State of Knowledge and Future Research Needs" was held under the auspices of the NATO science programme in Tashkent from May 2–5 1994.
The workshop was paid for from the NATO science programme budget and attended by academics from and representatives of NATO and North Atlantic Co-operation Council countries.