§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what obstacles there are for the ratification of the desertification convention by the United Kingdom. [19807]
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 21 April 1995]: We intend to ratify in concert with other EU and OECD countries in the light of further progress in the intergovernmental negotiating committee on various provisions of the convention, including administrative arrangements.