Written question asked by Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 15 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 November 2011. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.

Bolivia: Drugs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effect on the maintenance of the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of (a) Bolivia re-acceding to the Convention with a reservation on coca leaf and (b) Bolivia's re-accession being denied due to their requirement of a reservation on coca leaf;

Answer: The Government are currently considering how to respond to Bolivia's withdrawal from and forthcoming reapplication to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 and in doing so is taking into account all relevant international agreements, including the UN convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People 2007, as well as the Bolivian Constitution. The Government are also assessing the effect of all possible outcomes on the maintenance of the convention.

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