§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals his Department has for strengthening the nuclear nonproliferation safeguards regime operated by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe are playing a full and active part in the consideration of recent proposals for the further strengthening of the international safeguards regime administered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We have agreed with European Community partners to provide the IAEA with information, on a voluntary basis, on imports and exports from the Community of certain nuclear materials and equipment not covered by existing agreements. This offer was referred to in the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Energy on 24 June to a question from the hon. Member for Langbaurgh (Mr. Bates),Official Report, column 266.