§ VISCOUNT FURNESSasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will state the number of occasions in each year on which each of the permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations has exercised its right of veto.
THE EARL OF HOMEThe following table sets out the number of occasions on which a permanent member of the Security Council has exercised its right of veto:
China France U.S.S.R. U.K. U.S. 1946 — 1 9 — — 1947 — 1 13 — — 1948 — — 7 — — 1949 — — 14 — — 1950 — — 4 — — 1952 — — 8 — — 1953 — — 1 — — 1954 — — 4 — — 1955 1 — 17 — — 1956 — 2 2 2 — 1957 — — 3 — — 1958 — — 5 — — 1960 — — 5 — — 1 4 92 2 — TOTAL, 97 OCCASIONS House adjourned at six minutes before seven o'clock.