§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response Her Majesty's Government's ambassador to the United Nations made to the resolution A/C.1/49/L.25 of 2 November on a step-by-step reduction of the threat from nuclear weapons tabled by Brazil and eight other nations at the UN General Assembly.
§ Mr. David DavisHer Majesty's ambassador to the United Kingdom delegation to the conference on disarmament joined other European Union and western states in voting against the resolution.
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§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will arrange for publication in theOfficial Report of a copy of the letter on Pakistan's nuclear weapons status, sent to the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent, referred to in his answer of 3 November 1994, Official Report, column 1383.
§ Mr. David DavisThe text of the letter is as follows
You ask about Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme. We have no independent evidence that Pakistan possesses a nuclear weapons capability. We share the concerns of others on this matter however, and continue to lobby Pakistan and India to engage in dialogue on regional security which we hope will enable both countries to allay international concern by acceding to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as non-nuclear weapons states.