Early Day Motion·EDM 347

BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL (No. 2)

2 February 200053 Signatures

Motion Text

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.