§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in their view, the deployment of anti-ballistic missiles intended to provide a defence for the territory of a country (as indicated in paragraph 2 of Article 1 of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty), whatever the range of the missiles in question, could usefully be discussed in the appropriate international forum.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyThe Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was concluded in 1972 between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. It is for the parties to the treaty to determine the arrangements for discussion of issues relating to the treaty's operation.