HC Deb 08 February 2000 vol 344 c139W
Ms Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress towards the ratification of the Council of Europe Charter on Regional and Minority Languages. [108435]

Mr. Vaz

We hope to sign the Charter very soon with a view to ratification later this year, subject to the completion of the required Parliamentary procedures.