§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Why they have not ratified the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (the Vienna Sales Convention) which came into force on 1 January 1988. [HL743]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)Primary legislation will be needed to implement the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The United Kingdom intends to ratify the convention, subject to the availability of parliamentary time. There have been delays in the past for a number of reasons, but we propose to issue a consultation document in the course of the next few months to examine the available options.