HC Deb 22 February 1990 vol 167 c876W
Mr. Cartwright

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when Her Majesty's Government intend to sign and ratify the United Nations convention on the rights of the child; and what reservations Her Majesty's Government intend to enter on various articles of the convention.

Mr. Sainsbury

We intend to sign and ratify the convention on the rights of the child as soon as possible. We are currently considering what reservations, if any, may be necessary.