asked Her Majesty's Government:When they intend to submit to the relevant international bodies their latest periodic reports under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. [HL3950]

The United Kingdom's Fifteenth Report under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and its first report under the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities were submitted to the United Nations and Council of Europe respectively on 23 July 1999. Copies of the reports have been placed in the Library.