§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to sign the 1989 United Nations convention on the use, finance and training of mercenaries for activities which violate principles of international law.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNo. Implementation of the convention would require primary legislation. Following the consideration of the whole question by the Diplock committee, we decided not to introduce legislation on mercenaries. We still do not consider that the need for such legislation has been established.