HC Deb 15 June 1959 vol 607 cc5-6W
68 and 69. Mr. A. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) what reservations were made by Her Majesty's Government when signing the European Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes;

(2) why the European Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes has not yet been ratified by Her Majesty's Government.

Mr. R. Allan

Her Majesty's Government made no reservations on signing the Convention. Reservations would, however, be required on ratification. The decision whether or not to ratify depends in part on the nature and extent of these reservations. The drafting of a possible declaration embodying the United Kingdom reservations has been unexpectedly complicated but is now almost complete.