Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 7965
Faroe Islands: Cetaceans
Tabled: 8 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Faroe Islands on (a) dolphin and (b) whale hunting.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyThe UK strongly opposes the hunting of all cetaceans other than some limited activities by indigenous people for clearly defined subsistence needs. We reaffirmed our strong support for the global moratorium on commercial whaling at the September Internati...
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