§ Mr. CartwrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when Her Majesty's Government intend to sign and ratify the United Nations convention on the rights of the child; and what reservations Her Majesty's Government intend to enter on various articles of the convention.
§ Mr. SainsburyWe intend to sign and ratify the convention on the rights of the child as soon as possible. We are currently considering what reservations, if any, may be necessary.