§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress towards ratification by Her Majesty's Government of(a) the 1977 additional protocols to the Geneva convention and (b) the 1981 inhumane weapons convention.
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg(a) We have reached a decision to ratify the additional protocols, and we plan to do so as soon as the necessary legislation can be enacted in domestic law.
(b) We are now able to turn our attention to the 1981 United Nations weaponry convention, and we hope to reach a decision soon on ratification of that convention.