§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the reservations that the United Kingdom has entered in respect of the Council of Europe's social charter and its associated protocols and additions since 1964.
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe United Kingdom has accepted 60 of the 72 provisions of the social charter. It has not accepted:
- Article 2.1
- Article 4.3
- Article 7.1, 7.4, 7.7 and 7.8
- Article 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4
- Article 12.2, 12.3 and 12.4
The United Kingdom has not ratified the additional protocol of 1988, nor the amending protocol of 1991.