§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals have been put forward to date, and what new proposals are planned, to fulfil the commitment made in the chairman's statement from the G7 summit in Halifax, at paragraph 5 of the sections on arms control and disarmament, to work with other G7 nations to strengthen systems of control, accounting and physical security of nuclear materials and the International Atomic Energy Agency. [31874]
§ Mr. David DavisThe UK has discussed the problems of nuclear smuggling on a number of occasions with G7 partners and Russia. In our view, it is important to ensure adequate systems of nuclear materials accountancy and control and physical protection. We have offered bilateral assistance to a number of countries in this area. At the Halifax summit, it was agreed that a nuclear safety conference should be held early next year which is likely to consider what further role the G7 and Russia can play in this.