§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is seeking an agreed EU position on the proposal to submit a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice give its advisory opinion on the legal status of the use and the threat of use of nuclear weapons.
§ Mr. David DavisWe have consulted EU partners who agreed that a United Nations General Assembly resolution on the subject would be inappropriate while the International Court of Justice was already considering a similar appeal from the World Health assembly.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what decisions have been made in the Council of Ministers in respect of the plan of the non-aligned movement to submit a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice give its advisory opinion on the legal status of the use and the threat of use of nuclear weapons.
§ Mr. David DavisThe issue has not been discussed in the Council of Ministers.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how he will vote in the United Nations General Assembly on the resolution requesting that the International Court of Justice give its advisory opinion on the legal status of the use and the threat of use of nuclear weapons.
§ Mr. David DavisThe United Kingdom will vote against any such resolutions.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what co-ordination and contacts have been established between the European Union and NATO in respect of the proposal of the non-aligned movement to submit a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly requesting that the International Court of Justice give its advisory opinion on the legal status of the use and the threat of use of nuclear weapons.
§ Mr. David DavisThere have been no formal contacts between the European Union and NATO on this issue.