ENDANGERED SPECIES

Early day motion 1364, tabled 21 May 2002 by Lord Grayling (Conservative). Signed by 62 members.

That this House notes with concern the new report by the United Nations Environment Programme which warns that 1,000 species of mammal face extinction in the next 30 years; recognises the role of the United Kingdom in promoting the importance of biodiversity since the Rio Summit in 1992; further notes that maintaining biodiversity is one of the most important parts of environmental policy; and calls on the Government to work to strengthen international biodiversity agreements and to encourage other governments to do the same.

Signatures by party: Labour 28, Liberal Democrat 18, Conservative 9, Labour/Co-operative 3, Scottish National Party 2, UUP 2.