§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in light of non-proliferation goals set by the European Community, he will make it his policy to make representations to his French counterpart concerning the agreement made on 21 February by France with Pakistan to sell a nuclear plant.
§ Mr. WaldegraveIf the sale to which the hon. Member refers goes ahead, we are confident, in view of the stated French position, that it will be subject to adequate guarantees that no nuclear material can be diverted to non-peaceful uses. Such guarantees would include the application of safeguards by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if any member state of the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty has notified Her Majesty's Government over its concern with Anglo-French technical collaboration on air-launched nuclear missile systems, in the context of United Kingdom commitments under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty article 1.
§ Mr. WaldegraveNo. Article 1 of the non-proliferation treaty would be relevant to possible Anglo-French collaboration on an air-launched missile only if that collaboration were to involve the transfer of a nuclear warhead, which it would not.