"A bill to make further provision relating to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe signed in Paris on 19th November 1990."

The Bill will allow the UK to ratify a revision to the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, by giving additional rights of access to foreign military inspection teams visiting the UK to check compliance with equipment limits.

Until the Bill has been passed the UK cannot ratify the adaptation of the Treaty.

But ratification also depends on Russia fulfilling commitments it made to withdraw its remaining forces from Georgia and Moldova and to bring excess levels of tanks, armoured vehicles and other military equipment within specified limits.

House of Lords

First reading: November 14 2002 (HL Bill 2)

Second reading: November 25 2002

Committee stage

• 1st sitting: January 7 2002

Report stage: January 23 2003

Third reading: January 30 2003

House of Commons

First reading: January 30 2003 (HC Bill 50)

Second reading: September 18 2003

Committee (SC E): October 28 2003

Remaining stages: November 11 2003

Royal Assent: November 13 2003