§ Lord Beaumont of Whitleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What discussions they are having with the Kingdom of Denmark to end the indiscriminate hunting of wales and dolphins in the Faroe Islands and surrounding waters. [HL3750]
§ Lord DonoughueWe recognise the widespread public concern in the UK about the Faroese drive hunts for pilot whales and some species of dolphin. We have made the UK position clear to the Faroese authorities and we shall continue to press them to improve the humaneness of" these hunts. This issue was addressed at the Workshop on Whale Killing Methods which preceded this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Grenada. Pilot whales, however, are not covered by the IWC moratorium and it is for the Faroese to decide whether to continue with these hunts.