Mr. Dalyeilasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the international discussions taking place on the emplacement of static weapons on the sea bed.
§ Mr. GodberThe Seabed Arms Control Treaty, banning the emplacement of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction on the seabed outside a 12-mile coastal zone, was negotiated in the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament in Geneva, and was opened for signature on the 11th of February this year. Article V of the Seabed Treaty provides for continued negotiations concerning further measures in the field of disarmament for the prevention of an arms race on the seabed. We will of course play our full part in these negotiations in the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament in Geneva.