Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the moratorium on commercial whaling is maintained after the forthcoming International Whaling Committee meeting.

The UK will continue to work closely with other countries and stakeholders to champion the conservation and welfare of cetaceans. It is hoped this will ensure strong support for the maintenance of the global moratorium on commercial whaling, both in the build up to and after the forthcoming International Whaling Commission meeting in September.