§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further preparations are required to enable ratification of the 1977 additional protocols to the Geneva conventions by Her Majesty's Government; and on what time scale these are expected to be completed. [2541]
§ Mr. Tony LloydWe will need to consider the question of national statements which may be made by the United Kingdom when ratifying. We are pursuing this as a matter of priority.