HC Deb 01 November 1990 vol 178 c728W
13. Mr. Rathbone

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to be in a position to ratify the 1988 United Nations drugs convention.

Mr. John Patten

We hope to ratify the convention early in the new year when all the necessary subordinate legislation under the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990 is brought into operation.