HC Deb 25 January 1994 vol 236 cc204-5W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to the answer of 11 January 1994,Official Report, column 175, by the Minister for Industry, what preparations his Department has carried out for the implementation of the chemical weapons convention in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Sainsbury

The Department of Trade and Industry is preparing for the establishment of a national authority, to oversee the implementation of the chemical weapons convention in the United Kingdom. The national authority will be located within the DTI. The DTI is in the process of drawing up detailed arrangements for the operation of the chemical weapons convention in the United Kingdom.