Although the tribunal has decided that the information we sought in this instance did not come within the scope of the OSPAR Convention, we nonetheless have established an important international precedent. The United Kingdom is now accountable to an international tribunal for information it must disclose to another state under the OSPAR Convention. The possibility, therefore, of further action under the convention is kept open to us. I have little doubt that this judgment, in setting out the respective rights and obligations of the parties, will prove extremely valuable in time to come.