§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether it is the Government's policy to continue to oppose the reintroduction of whaling other than by certain indigenous peoples. [185809]
§ Mr. Bradshaw[holding answer 22 July 2004]: The UK Government are opposed to all forms of whaling other than limited subsistence whaling by indigenous people to meet a defined and substantiated need. We strongly support the current International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling.