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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he will bring forward proposals to incorporate the Minamata Convention on mercury into domestic law.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he will bring forward proposals to incorporate the Minamata Convention on mercury into domestic law.
Asked by
Andrew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Dan Rogerson
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 March 2014
For answer on
20 March 2014
Answered on
24 March 2014
The Minamata Convention on mercury will be open for ratification from 10 October 2014. A proposal for EU legislation to facilitate ratification by member states is expected in early 2015. The Government is working in parallel with the EU process so as to be able to ratify the Convention at the earliest opportunity.
Subjects
Environment protection; Mercury
Date
24 March 2014
Reference
192726; 578 cc34-5W
House
House of Commons