§ Mr. Ennalsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many United Nations Member States have ratified the amendments to the Charter increasing the size of the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council; which permanent members of the Security Council have ratified these amendments; whether the United Kingdom has yet ratified the amendments; and how many ratifications are required for the amendments to become operative.
§ Mr. George ThomsonAccording to the latest information available to me, 61 Member States have ratified these amendments, including the Soviet Union; the United Kingdom has not yet ratified, but Her Majesty's Government have announced their intention of doing so and the necessary steps are in the process of being taken. Seventy-six Member States, that is two-thirds of the membership of the United Nations, including all five Permanent Members of the Security Council, must ratify the amendments for them to become effective.