§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will state, with reference to Recommendation 87 (1955) of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe, the names of the countries which have signed and ratified, respectively, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless persons adopted by the United Nations Conference on 28th September, 1954; and if 82W he will make a statement with regard to the position of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreThe Convention has been signed by the following countries: Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Guatemala, Holy See, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, El Salvador, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It has been ratified by Denmark and Norway. Her Majesty's Government hope to ratify the Convention shortly.