§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the recent agreement reached with the Ukraine to dismantle its nuclear defences.
§ Mr. GoodladI have been asked to reply.
My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister referred to this in the House on 12 January. We warmly welcome this agreement and pay tribute to all the signatories. It is important that it be speedily implemented. I have placed in the Library of the House the text of the statement made on 14 January.