HL Deb 31 January 1984 vol 447 cc650-1WA
Lord Brockway

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How their representative at the United Nations General Assembly voted on each of the 27 resolutions on nuclear weapons considered in December 1983; and what were the votes in favour and against on each.

Baroness Young

In order to support such resolutions the Government need to be confident that they are likely to advance the search for security through negotiated arms control and disarmament measures. The following table lists the relevant resolutions considered at the United Nations General Assembly in December 1983 and the votes in favour, against and abstentions on each, together with the United Kingdom vote.

Plenary Chief Vote
No. Title Sponsor For Against Abstentions UK Vote
38/76 Nuclear Weapon Freeze. USSR 108 18 20 AGAINST
38/181A Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearisation of Africa. Sierra Leone 142 0 6 ABSTAIN
38/181B Nuclear Capability of South Africa. Sierra Leone 133 4 11 AGAINST
38/183A Bilateral Nuclear Arms Negotiations. Romania 88 31 24 AGAINST
38/183B Prevention of Nuclear War: Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons. DDR and Cuba 110 19 15 AGAINST
38/183D Cessation of the Nuclear Arms Race and Nuclear Disarmament: Report of the Committee on Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons in All Aspects. DDR 108 19 16 AGAINST
38/183G Prevention of Nuclear War: Report of the Committee on Disarmament. Argentina 128 0 20 ABSTAIN
38/183M Review of the Implementation of the Recommendations and Decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its Tenth Special Session. Responsibilities of Nuclear Weapon States. Argentina and Brazil 133 0 14 ABSTAIN
38/1883N Bilateral Nuclear Arms Negotiations. Mexico 122 1 25 ABSTAIN
38/183P Bilateral Nuclear Arms Negotiations. Western Group 99 18 24 FOR
38/188E General and Complete Disarmament: Prohibition of the Production of Fissionable Material for Weapons Purposes. Canada 124 0 23 ABSTAIN
38/188I General and Complete Disarmament: Review and Supplement to the Comprehensive Study on the Question of Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones in All its Aspects. Mexico 146 0 3 ABSTAIN