§ 20. Lieut.-Colonel FREMANTLEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, seeing that on 27th July, 1929, there were signed by representatives of Great Britain, the Dominions, and India one convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, and a new Geneva convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick of armies in the field, he will say why these conventions have not been presented to Parliament with a view to ratification?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Dalton)A number of legal questions have had to be examined in connection with these two conventions, one of which will require legislation to bring it into effect. The conventions will be laid before Parliament very shortly.