§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations Her Majesty's Government has made to the Government of India following the publication of the report by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs supporting India's right to retain nuclear weapons capability.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe are unaware of the publication of any such report by the Indian Ministry of External 227W Affairs. However, the Indian Government are in no doubt about the importance we attach to nuclear nonproliferation. We take every opportunity to raise these issues with the Indians and encourage them to accede to the NPT, most recently when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs visited India in January.