HL Deb 21 October 1999 vol 605 c130WA
Lord Alderdice

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they will ratify the Second Option Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty. [HL4202]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The United Kingdom signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on 31 March 1999. We will complete ratification by the end of this year.