HC Deb 26 July 1988 vol 138 c224W
75. Mr. Graham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what new confidence building measures are proposed in the area of chemical weapons, following the recent exchange of visits by British and Soviet scientists to their respective facilities.

84. Mr. Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what new confidence building measures are proposed in the area of chemical weapons, following the recent exchange of visits by British and Soviet scientists to their respective facilities.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

We are currently making a detailed assessment of the recent exchange of visits between the Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down, and the Soviet military chemical facility at Shikhany. When the outcome of this assessment is available, we will consider what further steps might be taken in this field.

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