§ Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the UK will ratify the statute of the International Criminal Court. [95476]
§ Mr. HainI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr. Robertson) on 26 October 1999,Official Report, column 805.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list in theOfficial Report those countries which have (a) signed and (b) ratified the International Criminal Court Treaty. [95420]
§ Mr. HainEighty-nine States have signed the Intentional Criminal Court Statute: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Eritrea, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic), Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Samoa, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Four States have ratified the Statute: Italy, San Marino, Senegal and Trinidad and Tobago.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the United Kingdom Government intend to ratify the International Criminal Court Treaty. [95421]
§ Mr. HainI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr. Robertson) on 26 October 1999,Official Report, column 805.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the United States Government on their failure to sign the International Criminal Court Treaty. [95422]
§ Mr. HainThe Secretary of State has frequently raised the International Criminal Court in contacts with the United States Government. In his talks with Mrs. Albright on 21 September in New York, he again urged the United States to sign the Statute.
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§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he had with the President of China during his visit to the United Kingdom on China's position concerning the International Criminal Court Treaty. [95423]
§ Mr. BattleThe issue was not specifically raised during the visit. The Chinese Government are well aware of our strong position on the International Criminal Court.