§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether any research is presently being conducted by his Department towards assisting technical advances in verification of nuclear test locations and magnitudes.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggResearch into the verification of nuclear testing is the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence, which has maintained an active programme in this field for more than 30 years.
§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his current assessment of the attitudes of other states party to the partial test ban treaty towards establishment of a comprehensive nuclear test ban at the conference in New York in January 1991.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe cannot comment on the attitudes of other Governments to the partial test ban treaty amendment conference.