HL Deb 25 October 1979 vol 402 c198
Lord MOTTISTONE

My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question which stands in my name on the Order Paper.

The Question was as follows:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are satisfied with American assurances over Article 12 of SALT II regarding circumvention.

Lord TREFGARNE

Yes, my Lords, the Government are satisfied that British interests are safeguarded.

Lord MOTTISTONE

My Lords, while thanking my noble friend for his reply, may I ask whether the Government are still confident that the United States have the capability for monitoring any testing, and so on, which the Soviet Union may conduct in the future, in view of certain happenings in relation to their land-based monitoring capability?

Lord TREFGARNE

Yes, my Lords.