§ Sir Geoffrey FinsbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he now expects Her Majesty's Government to ratify the protocol dated 14 November in respect of the accession of Portugal and Spain to the modified Brussels treaty of 23 October 1954.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe protocol of accession of Portugal and Spain to the modified Brussels treaty was laid before the House on 2 February. It should therefore be possible to ratify the protocol early in March.