Chemical Weapons

HC Deb 26 April 1988 vol 132 cc142-3W

20. Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he next expects to discuss chemical weapons with the other Defence Ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation countries.

Mr. Ian Stewart

My right hon. Friend has regular meetings with his NATO colleagues to discuss a wide range of defence and security issues.

39. Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation about the Alliance's chemical warfare capability.

64. Mrs. Clwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation about the Alliance's chemical warfare capacity.

Mr. Ian Stewart

My right hon. Friend has regular discussions with his NATO colleagues concerning our common objective of the achievement of a comprehensive and verifiable global ban on chemical weapons. There are no chemical weapons declared to NATO.