§ Mr. David AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those Council of Europe conventions and agreements which the United Kingdom has not signed or ratified; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for not doing so.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe United Kingdom has neither signed nor ratified the conventions or agreements set out in the table. The reasons for not signing or ratifying vary. The information is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
- European Convention on Compulsory Insurance Against Civil Liability in Respect of Motor Vehicles (1959)
- Agreement Relating to Application of the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (1962)
- European Convention on the Supervision of Conditionally Sentenced or Conditionally Released Offenders (1964)
- European Convention on the Punishment of Road Traffic Offences (1964)
- European Convention Providing a Uniform Law of Arbitration (1966)
355 - European Convention on Establishment of Companies (1966)
- European Convention on Foreign Money Liabilities (1967)
- European Convention on Consular Functions (1967)
- European Convention on "Au Pair" "Placement (1969)
- European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments(1970)
- European Convention on the Repatriation of Minors(1970)
- European Convention on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters (1972)
- European Convention on the Place of Payment of Money Liabilities (1972)
- European Convention on the Calculation of Time-limits (1972)
- European Convention on Social Security (1972)
- Supplementary Agreement to the European Convention on Social Security (1972)
- European Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused by Motor Vehicles (1973)
- Agreement on the Transfer of Corpses (1973)
- European Convention on the Non-applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes (1974)
- European Convention on the International Effects of Deprivation of the Right to Drive a Motor Vehicle (1976)
- European Convention on products Liability in regard to Personal Injury and Death (1977)
- European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers (1977)
- European Convention on the Service Abroad of documents relating to Administrative Matters (1977)
- European Convention on the obtaining abroad of Information and Evidence in Administrative Matters (1978)
- European Convention on The Control of the Acquisition and Possession of Firearms by Individuals (1978)
- European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter (1979)
- European Outline Convention on Transfrontiern co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities (1980)
- European Convention on Offences Relating to Cultural Property (1985)
- European Charter of Local Self-Government (1985)
- European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals (1987)
- Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (1988)
- Arrangement for the Application of the European Agreement of 17 October 1980 concerning the Provision of Medical Care to Persons During Temporary Residence (1988)
- European Convention on Certain International Aspects of Bankruptcy (1990)
- European Convention on the General Equivalence of Periods of University Study (1990)
- European Code of Social Security (Revised) (1990)
- European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages 1992
- Convention on Civil Liability for Damage from Activities Dangerous to the Environment (1993)