§ Q52. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Prime Minister what proposals Her Majesty's Government intend to put forward at the United Nations special session on disarmament in 1982.
340W
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government see the special session as an important opportunity for the international community to review progress in disarmament. It will not itself be a forum for negotiation. A comprehensive programme of disarmament will be one of the principal subjects for discussion. In July this year, the United Kingdom, together with Australia, Belgium, West German and Japan, tabled a draft in the Committee on Disarmament which proposes a framework for arms control and disarmament negotiations involving a step-by-step approach.