HC Deb 29 November 2000 vol 357 c622W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the Government will ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Regional and Minority Languages. [140798]

Mr. Vaz

Following signature of the Charter on 2 March 2000, parliamentary procedures are now complete and the UK is working to ratify the Charter as soon as possible. It is hoped that ratification will take place in the next few months.