Nuclear Non-proliferation (Hansard, 1 November 1990)

§ Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department received a copy of the resolution on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty passed at the annual general meeting of the nuclear free zone local authorities; when a response was sent; and if he will publish the text of the letter of reply in theOfficial Report.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
A copy of the resolution was received on 20 September, and an official response was sent on the same day. It is not our policy to publish the content of such correspondence.

§ Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Dr. Thomas)Official Report, 22 October, column 58, he will list the states in the middle east region to which the reply makes collective reference.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
I referred to all states in the middle east region, which is generally regarded as comprisingAlgeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates. However, it is not our intention that this list should be definitive.

§ Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the reply given to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Dr. Thomas)Official Report, 22 October, column 57, what response was given by the South African Government to the urging of Her Majesty's Government that South Africa accede to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty during the visit of the Minister of State on 19 September.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The South African Government expressed their willingness to sign the nuclear NPT provided other states in the region also did so. The South African Government have also expressed their readiness to discuss full-scope safeguards for nuclear facilities with the International Atomic Energy Authority.