§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list the steps the Government have taken to denounce convention 101 of the International Labour Organisation; if he will set out the date on which the Government took each step to denounce convention 101; and if he will list all remaining steps that have to be taken in order for convention 101 to be fully denounced by the United Kingdom Government; [27164]
(2) if he will list the steps the Government has taken to denounce convention 99 of the International Labour Organisation; if he will set out the date on which the Government took each step to denounce convention 99; and if he will list all remaining steps that have to be taken in order for convention 99 to be fully denounced by the United Kingdom Government. [27163]
§ Miss WiddecombeThe opportunity to denounce ILO conventions arises only once in every 10 years. There is a 12-month period during which each convention can be denounced. In the case of convention 99, that period began on 23 August 1993. In accordance with the procedure provided under ILO convention 144, the Government wrote to the CBI and TUC to seek their views on 1 July 1993. The Government announced their decision to denounce the convention on 20 July 1994 and formally notified the ILO on 16 August 1994. The denunciation was registered by the ILO on 16 August 1994 and will take effect on 16 August 1995, one year after registration.