Japan: Whaling Debate
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Lord Dubs
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(13 years, 9 months ago)
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Lord Henley
My Lords, I am not aware, and that is why the words I used in my original Answer were “so-called scientific whaling”.
Lord Dubs
My Lords, in advance of the meeting of the International Whaling Commission in July, are the Government exerting maximum pressure on all countries that are reasonably sympathetic to us—for example, Norway—that still practise whaling? Would it not be right to press very hard before the meeting in July rather than leaving it until July to exercise our influence?
Lord Henley
My Lords, the noble Lord makes a very good point, and we will continue to exert pressure on all the relevant states. He is right to draw attention to Norway, which is one of the countries that continues to practise whaling. We will continue to do so before the IWC and at the IWC itself.