Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lindsay Hoyle (Labour), on Tuesday, 11 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 80 members in total.

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WHALE SANCTUARY (No. 2)

That this House notes with concern the opposition to the proposed whale sanctuary in the South Pacific from Japan and Norway, which want a 14-year old ban on commercial whaling lifted; welcomes the recommendation of a 4.7 million-square-mile sanctuary in the South Pacific in order to preserve the whale population in this part of the world; and calls on the British Government to continue to press for such a sanctuary during the annual meeting of the Whaling Commission.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

946 

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Japan Nature conservation Norway International Whaling Commission Whales Angling

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk