§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the number of International Labour Organisation conventions deratified by the United Kingdom; and how many have been ratified by each other EC state.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythOver the years, successive United Kingdom Governments have denounced 10 conventions. The United Kingdom is currently bound by 69 conventions. The number of conventions by which other EC states are bound is shown in the table:
Number of ILO conventions to which EC states are currently bound (as at 31 December 1992) Number Belgium 71 Denmark 59 France 102 Germany 64 Greece 58 Ireland 48 Italy 90 Luxembourg 55 Netherlands 76 Portugal 63 Spain 106 United Kingdom 69 Sources: ILO Lists of Ratifications by Convention and by Country; ILO Chart of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions