HL Deb 30 June 1980 vol 411 c214WA
Baroness FISHER of REDNAL

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have ratified the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1979 in New York.

Lord CARRINGTON

The Government are still studying the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women; no decision has yet been taken in regard to signature or subsequent ratification.