§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Guinea-Bissau regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53654]
(2) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53628]
529W(3) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Kenya regarding that Government's non-ratificiaton of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53641]
(4) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Tuvalu regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53400]
(5) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of San Marino regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53409]
(6) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Djibouti regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53424]
(7) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Andorra regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53662]
(8) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Georgia regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53652]
(9) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Cook Islands regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53426]
(10) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Monaco regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53416]
(11) what official representations the British Government have made to the Governments of (a) Lebanon, (b) Lesotho, (c) Liberia, (d) Madagascar, (e) Malaysia, (f) the Maldives, (g) Mali, (h) the Marshall Islands, (i) Mauritania and (j) the Federated States of Micronesia regarding those Governments' non-ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and on what dates in respect of each Government; [53878]
(12) what official representations the o British Government have made to the Government of Somalia regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53405]
(13) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea regarding that 530W Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53425]
(14) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Malaysia regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53637]
(15) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the United Arab Emirates regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53399]
(16) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Samoa regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53627]
(17) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53417]
(18) what official representations the British Government have made to the Governments of (a) India, (b) Indonesia, (c) Iran, (d) the Islamic Republic of Iraq, (e) Ireland, (f) Jamaica, (g) Japan, (h) Kazakhstan, (i) Kiribati and (j) the Lao People's Democratic Republic regarding those Governments' non-ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and on what dates in respect of each Government; [53877]
(19) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Eritrea regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53651]
(20) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Bhutan regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53658]
(21) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Comoros regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53645]
(22) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Nive regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53632]
(23) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Marshall Islands regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53419]
531W(24) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Dar-es-Salaam regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53660]
(25) what official representations the British Government have made to the Governments of (a) Mongolia, (b) Mozambique, (c) Myanmar, (d) Nauru, (e) Nicaragua, (f) Niger, (g) Nigeria, (h) Nive, (i) Oman and (j) Pakistan regarding those Governments' non-ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and on what dates in respect of each Government; [53879]
(26) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53647]
(27) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Equatorial Guinea regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53650]
(28) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Qatar regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53410]
(29) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of San Marino regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53626]
(30) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Oman regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53412]
(31) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Liechtenstein regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53639]
(32) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the United States of America regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53398]
(33) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Palau regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53630]
532W(34) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Palau regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53411]
(35) what official representations the British Government have made to the Governments of (a) Dar-es-Salaam, (b) Burkina Faso, (c) Central African Republic, (d) Camores, (e) Congo, (f) Cook Islands, (g) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, (h) Djbouti, (i) Dominica and (j) the Dominican Republic regarding those Governments' non-ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and on what dates in respect of each Government; [53875]
(36) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Nauru regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53633]
(37) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Brunei regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53659]
(38) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Kiribati regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53640]
(39) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Niger regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53414]
(40) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Bahrain regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53428]
(41) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Thailand regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53622]
(42) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Holy See regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53423]
(43) what official representations the British Government have made to the Governments of (a) Andorra, (b) Angola, (c) Bahamas, (d) Bangladesh, (e) Barbados, (f) Belgium, (g) Bhutan, (h) Bolivia, (i) Botswana, and (j) Brunei regarding those Governments' non-ratification of the UN Convention 533W against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment and on what dates in respect of each Government; [53869]
(44) what official representations the British Government have made to the Governments of (a) Equatorial Guinea, (b) Eritrea, (c) Fiji, (d) Gabon, (e) Gambia, (f) Ghana, (g) Grenada, (h) Guinea-Bissau, (i) Haiti and (j) the Holy See regarding those Governments' non-ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and on what dates in respect of each Government; [53876]
(45) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Indonesia regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53644]
(46) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Benin regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53657]
(47) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Oman regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53631]
(48) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Myanmar regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53634]
(49) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53402]
(50) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Nauru regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53415]
(51) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Sudan regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53404]
(52) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of South Africa regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53623]
(53) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Kazakhstan regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53421]
534W(54) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Niue regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53413]
(55) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Swaziland regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53403]
(56) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Grenada regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53653]
(57) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Sao Tome and Principe regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53408]
(58) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Ireland regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53643]
(59) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Singapore regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53624]
(60) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Kiribati regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53420]
(61) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Afghanistan regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53442]
(62) what official representations the British Government have made to the Governments of (a) Palau, (b) Papua New Guinea, (c) Qatar, (d) Rwanda, (e) St Kitts and Nevis, (f) St Lucia, (g) St Vincent and the Grenadines, (h) Samoa, (i) San Marino and (j) Sao Tome and Principe regarding those Governments' non-ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and on what dates in respect of each Government; [53881]
(63) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Angola regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53661]
535W(64) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Djibouti regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53648]
(65) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Brunei regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53427]
(66) what official representations the British Government have made to the Governments of (a) Trinidad and Tobago, (b) Turkmenistan, (c) Tuvalu, (d) the United Arab Emirates, (e) the United Republic of Tanzania, (f) Vanuatu, (g) Vietnam, (h) Zambia, (i) and Zimbabwe regarding those Governments' non-ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and on what dates in respect of each Government; [53883]
(67) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Turkey regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53621]
(68) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53422]
(69) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Vanuatu regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53619]
(70) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Dar-es-Salaam regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53441]
(71) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53635]
(72) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Kazakhstan regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53642]
(73) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Paraguay regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53629]
536W(74) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Honduras regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53655]
(75) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53407]
(76) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Cook Islands regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53646]
(77) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Marshall Islands regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53636]
(77) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Mauritania regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53418]
(78) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Dominica regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53649]
(79) what official representations the British Government have made to the Governments of (a) Sierra Leone, (b) Singapore, (c) the Solomon Islands, (d) South Africa, (e) Sudan, (f) Surinam, (g) Swaziland, (h) the Syrian Arab Republic, (i) Thailand and (j) Tonga regarding those Governments' non-ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and on what dates in respect of each Government; [53882]
(80) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Belize regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53656]
(81) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Sao Tome and Principe regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53625]
(83) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of the Solomon Islands regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53406]
537W(84) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Lithuania regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates; [53638]
(85) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Tonga regarding that Government's non-ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on what dates; [53401]
(86) what official representations the British Government have made to the Government of Tuvalu regarding that Government's non-ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; and on what dates. [53620]
§ Mr. Tony LloydWe take every appropriate opportunity to encourage States to sign and ratify the six core human rights texts of the United Nations including through bilateral contacts and in multilateral forums.
I regret that we would not be able to provide a more detailed response to the right hon. Member's questions without incurring disproportionate costs. I will however write to the right hon. Member inviting him to put any specific questions of concern.