Question follow-through · 7965
Faroe Islands: Cetaceans
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.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 8 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 10 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Oct 2024
Question tabled
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.
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2024
Answer published
The 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...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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