§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are taking steps to ratify the Fourth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (with any necessary reservations), which was signed by the United Kingdom in 1963 and which has been ratified by the majority of the members of the Council of Europe, and if not, why not.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Young)We are still considering ratification in the light of the problem of compatibility with United Kingdom law raised by some of the provisions of the convention.
§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Which member states of the Council of Europe have yet to ratify the Fourth Protocol apart from the United Kingdom.
§ Baroness YoungThe following countries have yet to ratify:
- Cyprus
- Greece
- Liechtenstein
- Malta
- Spain
- Switzerland, and
- Turkey