Nuclear Non-proliferation (Hansard, 23 January 1990)

§ Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information the Department has concerning the policy of(a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Israel, (d) Argentina, (e) Brazil and (f) Libya towards (i) the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and (ii) the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
Of the countries listed in the hon. Member's question, Libya is a party to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), and its nuclear facilities are under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. The other countries are not parties to the treaty. All of them have nuclear installations, some of which are under IAEA safeguards while others are not.

§ Mr. Benn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department has concerning the policy of(a) France and (b) the People's Republic of China towards the nuclear non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Sainsbury
Both France and the Republic of China remain non-parties to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).