§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of which other signatory states to the European convention on human rights maintain similar laws and practices to those where the United Kingdom has been found in breach. [18971]
§ Sir Nicholas BonsorNo such assessment has been made following findings of breach. Finding of a violation relates to the particular circumstances of the individual case and binds the state concerned. In preparing their response in particular cases, the Government not infrequently draw on a comparative analysis of law and practice in other Council of Europe countries where they are similar to the matter under challenge.