Mr Silvesterasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has as to the number of individual applications made against each of the states which have accepted the compulsory jurisdiction of the European Convention on Human Rights for each year 1978 to 1982.
Mr. WhitneyI take the question to refer to states which have accepted the right of individual petition under article 25 of the European convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. On this basis the information is as follows: