§ Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthornasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they will accede to the UNESCO 1970 Convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property. [HL4067]
§ Baroness BlackstoneI am very pleased to announce that the convention has today been published as Command Paper 5500 and laid together with an Explanatory Memorandum. We hope to achieve our aim of acceding to the convention by July.