§ 20. Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the operation to date of the Council of Europe Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism.
§ Mr. JuddThe European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism was opened for signature on 27th January554W 1977. It has been signed by 18 of the 20 member States of the Council of Europe, including the United Kingdom, and ratified by three. It will come into force on 4th August this year.