HC Deb 20 July 1999 vol 335 cc508-9W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries which have ratified the Rome Agreement to set up the International Criminal Court, indicating in each case the date of ratification. [92162]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

Three countries have to date ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Senegal (on 2 February 1999); Trinidad and Tobago (on 6 April 1999); and San Marino (on 13 May 1999).

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the legislation for British ratification of the International Criminal Court will be published. [92161]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

Legislation to enable the UK to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court will be introduced as soon as the parliamentary timetable permits.