HC Deb 07 March 1989 vol 148 cc509-10W
41. Mr. Conway

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made by his Department in formulating a United Kingdom contribution to NATO's comprehensive concept on arms control.

46. Mr. Ian Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress is being made by NATO Defence Ministers in discussions on the overall concept; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The task of producing a report on the comprehensive concept of arms control and disarmament falls to the North Atlantic Council in permanent session. Both the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have contributed fully to this exercise throughout. When Alliance Foreign Ministers met in Brussels on 8–9 December 1988, they received a written report on the further development of the comprehensive concept. They reviewed the state of work, welcomed the progress achieved to date, and called for a complete record by the time of their next meeting later this year.