HL Deb 28 April 1999 vol 600 c36WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Which member states of the European Union have not accepted the right of individual petition under the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [HL1969]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

I refer the noble Lord to the reply that I gave on 13 April concerning member states of the Council of Europe which had not accepted the right of individual petition. All member states of the EU are also member states of the Council of Europe.