Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (Hansard, 29 January 1990)

§ Mr. Cryer
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to include discussion of policy developments in regard to the16W forthcoming fourth review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty during meetings with his counterparts from foreign ministries abroad in the period leading up to the review conference in August.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
It is already our policy to take every appropriate opportunity to discuss this issue at suitable levels in our contacts with other foreign ministries.

§ Mr. Cryer
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to place the forthcoming fourth review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and the development of United Kingdom policies for this conference on the agenda for the next meeting of his ad hoc Advisory Panel on Arms Control and Disarmament.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The question of United Kingdom policy at the forthcoming review conference of the non-proliferation treaty is one that is discussed at the regular bi-annual meetings between the Minister of State and a wide range of non-governmental organisations interested in arms control and disarmament. These meetings superseded for the NGOs the Advisory Panel on Arms Control and Disarmament, which has been in abeyance since 1987.

§ Mr. Cryer
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the present total of states that are recognised by the United Kingdom which have both signed and ratified the 1968 Nuclear non-proliferation treaty; and how many additional states not recognised by the United Kingdom have(a) signed and (b) ratified the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
There are 139 states recognised by Her Majesty's Government which have signed and ratified the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), or which have acceded to the Treaty since it came into force. In addition, Taiwan and North Korea, which are not recognised as states by Her Majesty's Government, are parties to the treaty. There are no states which have signed but not ratified the treaty.