High Seas Treaty Debate
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Lord Hannay of Chiswick
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High Seas Treaty
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
To confirm, the UN ocean conference is a separate meeting. Therefore, it is not a deadline for ratification of the treaty, but we are committed to the ratification.
Lord Hannay of Chiswick (CB)
My Lords, does the Minister not recognise that with areas such as this in which the United States is not participating, it is even more important that we ratify promptly and show that such international arrangements can be made to work even without the United States?
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
I can only reiterate our commitment to ratifying the treaty.