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Antarctic Bill

Proceeding contribution from Neil Carmichael (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 18 January 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Antarctic Bill.

The real demonstration of the effectiveness of the Bill when it is enacted will be when other nation states implement similar legislation. It was

an implicit part of the original treaty that we should all enact legislative measures to ensure that the measures agreed in the treaty are enforced through domestic law. The real success of the Bill is the leadership role that it demonstrates. Britain is taking a leadership role and saying to other nation states, “We want you to do the same.” When they start doing the same, that will be the real measure of success.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
556 c1161 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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