§ Lord Mayhewasked Her Majesty's Government:
What support they are giving to the proposal for establishing a United Nations register of arms production, deployment and transfers between countries.
§ Lord BelsteadThe Government expect that the proposal will be considered in the context of the United Nations study on conventional arms on which work will soon begin. The Government will support realistic proposals for exchanges of information about conventional arms where the exchanges will increase confidence and reduce tension.