§ 86. Mr. Swinglerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the proposals in the draft European Social Charter, discussed at the recent International Labour Office Conference, convened on the Council of Europe's request, have now been considered by the Committee of Ministers; and if he will give an assurance that Her Majesty's Government will accept them as applying to overseas, as well as home, territories.
§ Mr. R. AllanNo. The comments of the Consultative Assembly are still awaited.
The extent to which the provisions of the Charter can be accepted for both home and overseas territories cannot be decided until the final text is available.