HL Deb 27 October 1993 vol 549 c90WA
Lord Lyell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether a decision has been reached on ratification of the 1977 protocols additional to the Geneva conventions.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

We have reached a decision to ratify the protocols, and we plan to do so as soon as the necessary legislation can be enacted in domestic law.