§ Dr. Summerskillasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will list all the present practices within the Government Departments, both legislative and non-legislative, which would need changing in order to make it possible for the United Kingdom to ratify the United Nations convention on discrimination against women.
§ Mr. HurdHer Majesty's Government are studying this convention with a view to signature and ratification, with as few reservations as may prove necessary. We are still identifying possible areas of difficulty in relation to present practices, for example, the convention's applicability to the Armed Forces and its compatibility with existing legislation and practices on nationality and immigration.