§ 24. Mr. McNallyasked the Lord Privy Seal what initiatives Her Majesty's Government are preparing for the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament to be held in New York in June 1982.
§ Mr. HurdThe Government see the special session as an important opportunity for the international community to review progress in disarmament. It will not of course itself be a forum for negotiation. A comprehensive programme for disarmament, on which we and four other Governments recently took an initiative, will be one of the principal subjects for discussion.