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The responsibility for concluding treaties involving the UK lies with the Foreign Secretary.
The FCO publishes these treaties as Command Papers and Explanatory Memoranda (EM).
Command Papers – which include a variety of documents, not just treaties – are prepared by the Government and presented to Parliament.
The name Command stems from the presentation process: in the official language the documents are "presented to Parliament by command of Her/His Majesty".
Our website lists Treaty Command Papers published since January 2002 and, where relevant, the accompanying EM. You can view them:
- in publication date order
- alphabetically by subject
EMs are all in date order.
Explanatory Memoranda
Browse through our explanatory memoranda which support our treaty command papers.
Contact us
Our Treaty Enquiry Service (which is free of charge) is open from 0900 to 1700 Monday to Friday.
Tel: 020 7008 1109
Fax: 020 7008 1115.
Email:treaty.fco@gtnet.gov.uk
Written enquiries can also be made to:
Treaty Enquiry Service
Legal Advisers Directorate
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
London
SW1A 2PA