NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (Hansard, 26 July 1990)

§ Lord Jenkins of Putney
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the full physical separation of civil and military nuclear materials was called for in the final declaration of the third quinquennial review of the non-proliferation treaty and if so whether they will be reporting on this to the Fourth Review Conference to be held in Geneva from 20th August.

The Earl of Caithness
The final document of the Third Review Conference recommended that the separation of civil and military facilities in nuclear-weapon states be considered. We shall report on this to the Fourth Review Conference.

§ Lord Jenkins of Putney
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the states which have signed the non-proliferation treaty and those which have not yet done so.

The Earl of Caithness
The following are State Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT): (See attached list). The following are not parties to the NPT: (See attached list):
Parties to the NPT

1. United Kingdom

2. United States of America

3. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

4. Afghanistan

5. Antigua and Barbuda

6. Australia

7. Austria

8. Bahamas

9. Bahrain

10. Bangladesh
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11. Barbados

12. Belgium

13. Belize

14. Benin

15. Bhutan

16. Bolivia

17. Botswana

18. Brunei Darussalam

19. Bulgaria

20. Burkina Faso

21. Burundi

22. Cambodia

23. Cameroon

24. Canada

25. Cape Verde

26. Central African Republic

27. Chad

28. Colombia

29. Congo

30. Costa Rica

31. Cote D'Ivoire

32. Cyprus

33. Czech and Slovak Federal Republic

34. Denmark

35. Dominica

36. Dominican Repubic

37. Ecuador

38. Egypt

39. El Salvador

40. Equatorial Guinea

41. Ethiopia

42. Fiji

43. Finland

44. Gabon

45. Gambia

46. German Democratic Republic

47. Germany, Federal Republic

48. Ghana

49. Greece

50. Grenada

51. Guatemala

52. Guinea

53. Guinea Bissau

54. Haiti

55. Holy See

56. Honduras

57. Hungary

58. Iceland

59. Indonesia

60. Iran

61. Iraq

62. Republic of Ireland

63. Italy

64. Jamaica

65. Japan

66. Jordan

67. Kenya

68. Kiribati

69. Korea, Republic of

70. Kuwait

71. Lao People's Democratic Republic

72. Lebanon

73. Lesotho

74. Liberia
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75. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

76. Liechtenstein

77. Luxembourg

78. Madagascar

79. Malawi

80. Malaysia

81. Maldives

82. Mali

83. Malta

84. Mauritius

85. Mexico

86. Mongolia

87. Morocco

88. Nauru

89. Nepal

90. Netherlands

91. New Zealand

92. Nicaragua

93. Nigeria

94. Norway

95. Panama

96. Papua New Guinea

97. Paraguay

98. Peru

99. Philippines

100. Poland

101. Portugal

102. Qatar

103. Romania

104. Rwanda

105. St. Lucia

106. St. Vincent and the Grenadines

107. San Marino

108. Sao Tome and Principe

109. Saudi Arabia

110. Senegal

111. Seychelles

112. Seirra Leone

113. Singapore

114. Solomon Islands

115. Somalia

116. Spain

117. Sri Lanka

118. Sudan

119. Suriname

120. Swaziland

121. Sweden

122. Switzerland

123. Syrian Arab Republic

124. Thailand

125. Togo

126. Tonga

127. Trinidad and Tobago

128. Tunisia

129. Turkey

130. Tuvalu

131. Uganda

132. Uruguay

133. Venezuela

134. Vietnam
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135. Western Samoa

136. Yemen, Republic of

137. Yugoslavia

138. Zaire

Notes:
(i) Taiwan (not recognised as a State by Her Majesty's Government) signed the Treaty in Washington on 1st July 1968 and deposited an Instrument of Ratification in Washington on 27th January 1970.
(ii) North Korea (not recognised as a State by Her Majesty's Government) acceded to the Treaty on 12th December 1985 in Moscow.
Non-Parties to the NPT

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Argentina

Brazil

Burma

Chile

China

Comoros

Cuba

Djibouti

France

Guyana

India

Israel

Mauritania

Micronesia

Mozambique

Monaco

Namibia

Niger

Oman

Pakistan

St. Christopher-Nevis

South Africa

United Arab Emirates

United Republic of Tanzania

Vanuatu

Zambia

Zimbabwe

§ Lord Jenkins of Putney
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the USA and the USSR are actively involved in verification research towards a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty as called for at the 1985 review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

The Earl of Caithness
The US and Soviet Union agreed on verification measures for the Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT) and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (PNET), at the Washington Summit from 30th May to 1st June. We welcome the moves to ratify the TTBT and PNET, but it would be inappropriate for us to comment on the research activities of the US or the Soviet Union.
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§ Lord Jenkins of Putney
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps they have taken towards the achievement of nuclear disarmament as required by their commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (Article VI).

The Earl of Caithness
We and our NATO Allies fully support negotiations aimed at balanced and verifiable arms control agreements, which enhance security at lower levels of forces. We have welcomed the 1987 INF Treaty and the prospect of a US/Soviet START agreement later this year. At the NATO Summit on 5th-6th July, Ministers agreed that all NATO's nuclear artillery shells could be removed from Europe, on the basis of reciprocal Soviet action, and that SNF negotiations can begin once a CFE agreement is signed.

§ Lord Jenkins of Putney
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the statement of the Minister for Defence Procurement in the House of Commons on 18th June regarding the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (col. 772) accurately reflects their attitude to the treaty and whether they will continue to cherish the good reputation of this country in relation to its international obligations.

The Earl of Caithness
We attach great importance to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and we value our well-established reputation as a strict upholder of all our international obligations.