§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many bilateral treaties have been signed since I May 1997 between the UK and the United States, giving in each case(a) the date of signature, (b) the title and (c) information on whether the treaty is available for public inspection. [148867]
§ Mr. Straw14 bilateral treaties have been signed with the Government of the United States of America since 1 May 1997. Of these, 11 have so far been published, with the remaining three expected in due course. International treaties to which the UK is a party are published as Command Papers as soon as possible after they are concluded, and are widely available through962W The Stationery Office (TSO). All Treaty Command Papers published since March 2002, and their accompanying Explanatory Memoranda, have also been placed on the internet and may be accessed via: www.fco.gov.uk/treaty
The relevant bilateral treaties are:
(1) Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America concerning the establishment on Ascension Island of an Additional Facility to be operated on Behalf of the United States Air Force.
Signed 15 July 1997 and 22 July 1997.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 049/1997: Cm 3739.
(2) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America concerning Maritime and Aerial Operations to Suppress Illicit Trafficking by Sea in Waters of the Caribbean and Bermuda with Exchange of Notes.
Signed 13 July 1998.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 002/2001: Cm 5031.
(3) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on behalf of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Government of the United States of America relating to investment incentives.
Signed on 20 April 1999.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 041/1999: Cm 4395.
(4) Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America concerning the construction of a Monitoring Facility on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (British Indian Ocean Territory 1999).
Signed on 18 June 1999 and 21 July 1999.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 001/2000: Cm 4582.
(5) Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America amending the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters done at Washington on 6 January 1994.
Signed on 30 April 2001 and 1 May 2001.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 008/2002: Cm 5375.
(6) Convention between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains.
Signed on 24 July 2001.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 023/2003: Cm 5880.
(7) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the Government of the Cayman Islands, and the Government of the United States of America for the Exchange of Information relating to Taxes.
Signed on 27 November 2001.
Not yet published.
(8) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the 963W Government of the British Virgin Islands, and the Government of the United States of America for the Exchange of Information relating to Taxes.
Signed on 3 April 2002.
Not yet published.
(9) Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America amending the Agreement done at London on 27 March 1941, and related lease and other arrangements regarding the establishment, use, operation and defence of the United States bases on Bermuda.
Signed on 18 June 2002.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 049/2002: Cm 5683.
(10) Protocol amending the Convention between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America for the avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and capital Gains, signed at London on 24 July 2001.
Signed on 19 July 2002.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 023/2003: Cm 5880.
(11) Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America.
Signed on 31 March 2003.
Published as a Command Paper in the Country Series as United States No. 001/2003: Cm 5821.
(12) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America regarding the sharing of Forfeited or Confiscated Assets or their Equivalent Funds.
Signed on 31 March 2003.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 034/2003: Cm 5946.
(13) Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America to extend the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters signed at Washington on 6 January 1994 to the Isle of Man.
Signed on 2 June 2003 and 5 June 2003.
Not yet published.
(14) Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the United States of America concerning the use of Wideawake Airfield on Ascension Island by Civil Aircraft not engaged in Scheduled International Air Services.
Signed on 1 October 2003.
Published as a Command Paper in the Treaty Series as No. 051/2003: Cm 6087.