§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which members of the European Community have not signed(a) The Hague and (b) the European conventions on child abduction.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydTen countries of the European Community have ratified The Hague convention; Italy and Begium have yet to ratify the convention.
Eleven countries have signed and ratified the European convention. Italy has yet to ratify.