§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of all documents to be discussed or referred to at the meeting to be held from 1 to 12 December of the Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court; a note on the matters 100WA to be decided at this meeting; and a statement of the United Kingdom's position on each of them.
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanCopies of the relevant UN documents and a copy of the preparatory committee's work programme have been placed in the Libraries of the House. The UK delegation will be working with others to consolidate the proposals to be placed before the Diplomatic Conference in June 1998, with the aim of ensuring a successful conference. Our policy on a number of the detailed issues due to be discussed at the preparatory committee is still under consideration.