United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 56235
Faroe Islands: Dolphins
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15 October 2021
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25 October 2021 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with officials in the Faroe Islands government on the recent killing of over 1400 dolphins.
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15 October 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with officials in the Faroe Islands government on the recent killing of over 1400 dolphins.
Source: Commons
25 October 2021
Answer
The UK is strongly opposed to the hunting of any cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), other than some limited activities by indigenous people for clearly defined purposes. Minister for Pacific and the Environment The Rt. Hon Lord Goldsmith has writ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-10-15/56235
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1359177
- uk · wq-1359177 · source updated 25 October 2021