§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will give a high priority to the speedy ratification of Protocol No 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights.
§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)We intend to ratify Protocol 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights as quickly as the necessary work can be completed. This is likely to be before the end of the year.