§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to seek the establishment of a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty before the expiry of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggI have been asked to reply.
We have always accepted the long-term goal of a comprehensive test ban to be achieved on a step-by-step basis. The case for extension of the non-proliferation treaty stands irrespective of the state of progress towards a comprehensive test ban.