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liberation ·movement which ·sought to
invoke the protocol. Neither in Northern
Ireland nor in any other part ofthe United
Kingdom is there a situation which meets
the crit~ria laid down for the application
of· either protocol. .Nor is there :.any
terrorist organisation operating within
the United · Kingdom )Vhich fulfils :the
requirements which a national liberation
movement must meet in order to be entitled
to claim rights under Protocol J. :There is
therefore no question of any. of the pro-
visions of either_ protocol benefiting. the
IRA or .any others who may carry out
terroris~ activities in peacetime. ·
The protocols will not become binding
upon the United Kingdom unless and
until the signature is ratified. The Govern-
ment intend to move towards ratification
indue course.. Legislation will be required
to implement certain provisions of Proto-
col I, as it was for the Geneva Conventions
themselves.
TOWN AND
GENERAL· nn-.r..,'T·.,..,:TO.·
. (AMENDMENT) ~ ....~..·.a.
: ·Bar~ness STEWART ftl)i.:.£>.!'' 11
~~l!~9H as~ed lier, M:ajest.Y's -~--,;..'f;~:~~t1i''~
m.~nt_: ; ... _-, ~.. . , . ·.. _ ' ·[: .- . i;· ·;,;il~~~
Whether they will make· a: Statement
about the Town and Country Planning
· · General · Development (Amendment)
Order 1977. ·
L· Baroness BIRK :. My rig~t honourable
friend the Secretary. of State is arranging
for the .·order to be withdrawn. The
Government will shortly be presenting to
Parliament the response to the ·Eighth
Report of the Expenditure Committee:
Planning Procedures. He intends to
consider further the ·provisions of the
general development order in the light of
reactions to that response.
House. adjourned at four
minutes before eight o'clock.