BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL (No. 2)

Early day motion 347, tabled 2 February 2000 by David Chaytor (Labour). Signed by 52 members.

That this House welcomes the agreement reached in Montreal in January in respect of the Biosafety Protocol; congratulates the Minister for the Environment on his role in securing the support of European and non-aligned nations for the protocol; and recognises the overriding importance of the precautionary principle and environmental sustainability in all discussions relating to international trade and development.

Signatures by party: Labour 42, Labour/Co-operative 5, Liberal Democrat 4, Plaid Cymru 1.