§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries which have adopted the right of individual petition under the European convention on human rights and the dates at which they made their adoption.
§ Mr. EggarThe countries are:
Country Original date of adoption Austria 3 September 1958 Belgium 5 July 1955 Denmark 13 April 1953 France 2 October 1981 Federal Republic of Germany 5 July 1955 Iceland 29 March 1955 Ireland 25 November 1953 Italy 1 August 1973 Liechtenstein 8 September 1982 Luxembourg 28 April 1958 Netherlands 28 June 1960 Norway 13 December 1955 Portugal 9 November 1978 Spain 1 July 1983 Sweden 4 February 1952 Switzerland 28 November 1974 United Kingdom 14 January 1966