HC Deb 05 March 1999 vol 326 cc942-3W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the conventions of the Council of Europe which the United Kingdom has not ratified. [74636]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

The Council of Europe conventions which the United Kingdom has yet to ratify are as set out.

Treaties signed but not ratified by United Kingdom
ETS Date of signature Title
114 27 January 1999 Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
123 18 March 1986 European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes.
142 21 October 1991 Protocol amending the European Social Charter.
143 16 January 1992 European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (Revised).
144 5 February 1992 Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level.
153 2 October 1992 European Convention relating to questions on Copyright Law and Neighbouring Rights in the Framework of Transfrontier Broadcasting by Satellite.
156 31 January 1995 Agreement on Illicit Traffic by Sea, Implementing Article 17 of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
163 7 November 1997 European Social Charter (Revised).
165 7 November 1997 Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region.
170 8 September 1998 Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes.
173 27 January 1999 Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. Total: 16

Treaties neither signed nor ratified
ETS Title
ETS 117 Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
ETS 161 European Agreement relating to persons participating in proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights.
ETS 162 Sixth Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe.
ETS 86 Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition.
ETS 73 European Convention on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters.
ETS 106 European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities [and its Additional Protocols (ETS No. 159 and 169)].
ETS 127 Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.
ETS 138 European Convention on the General Equivalence of Periods of University Study.
ETS 148 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
ETS 160 European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights.
ETS 164 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (and its additional Protocol [ETS No. 168] on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings).
ETS 166 European Convention on Nationality.
ETS 167 Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
ETS 172 Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law.