HC Deb 30 June 1986 vol 100 c392W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response he has made to Mr. Gorbachev's latest nuclear arms limitation proposal.

Mr. Eggar

The nuclear and space talks at Geneva are confidential bilateral negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union. But as my right hon. and learned Friend said on 18 June, there are elements in the latest Soviet proposals which deserve exploration. As President Reagan also said in his Glassboro speech on 19 June, it appears that the Soviet Union has begun to make a serious effort.