§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Hull North, of 9 June 2000,Official Report, column 388W, for what reason the European Convention on Human Rights is not extended to the sovereign base areas in Cyprus. [126291]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Sovereign Base Areas are retained solely for military purposes, and it has therefore been considered inappropriate to include them in the notifications of the extension of the European Convention on Human Rights.