§ 2. Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when Her Majesty's Government will ratify the Tokyo Convention, 1963.
§ The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Frederick Mulley)As soon as possible. In the United Kingdom the necessary legislation has been passed thanks to the initiative of my honourable Friend and the Tokyo Convention Act comes into force today. There is no provision for applying it to our overseas territories separately, and we shall not ratify it until the appropriate action has been taken for all such territories. Consultations with the Governments of the territories about extension of the provisions ex: the 1967 Act to them are expected to be completed shortly.