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Dr. Dickson Mabon
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government will sign the Council of Europe Convention providing a uniform law on arbitration; and whether he will now make an explanatory statement.
Mr. Anthony Royle
No. Her Majesty's Government do not intend to sign this Convention because the Uniform Law conflicts fundamentally with the law and long-established practice in the United Kingdom.