§ 50. Mrs. Clwydasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans any new initiatives on arms control at the conference on disarmament at Geneva.
§ Mr. RentonThe United Kingdom participates actively in all arms control discussions and negotiations at the conference on disarmament, and has tabled a range of detailed proposals over the last few years. This year, the leader of the United Kingdom delegation as chairman of the ad hoc committee on chemical weapons, is pressing for urgent progress towards a global and verifiable ban on these weapons. We keep under close review any opportunity to make practical use of this chairmanship to advance the negotiations.