INF Treaty

HC Deb 22 March 1988 vol 130 cc103-4W

29. Mr. Amos

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last met his United States counterpart to discuss ratification of the intermediate nuclear forces treaty.

44. Mr. Patrick Thompson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last met his United States counterpart to discuss ratification of the intermediate nuclear forces treaty.

77. Sir Antony Buck

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last met his United States counterpart to discuss ratification of the intermediate nuclear forces treaty and associated matters.

101. Mr. Dykes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last met his United States counterpart to discuss ratification of the intermediate nuclear forces treaty.

Mr. Ian Stewart

My right hon. Friend maintains regular contact with the United States Secretary for Defence, as with his counterparts in other NATO countries. He last met Mr. Carlucci before the INF treaty was signed, and it would therefore have been premature to discuss ratification of the treaty on that occasion.