HC Deb 12 December 1991 vol 200 cc479-80W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Prime Minister if he will seek to initiate with President Bush an emergency meeting of the two remaining depository states of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty to discuss the status of commitments made to the treaty by the Government of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, following the declaration of an independent commonwealth of slavic states by the leadership of the Ukrainian, Byelorussian and Russian republics on 8 December.

The Prime Minister

We have already had discussions with the United States and our other NATO allies about the Soviet Union's commitments and obligation under all

Mr. Salmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many individuals in Scotland are currently receiving mortgage interest relief;

(2) if he will provide estimates of the regional distribution of mortgagors and mortgage interest relief in each year from 1988 to date;

(2) what is the current cost to the Exchequer of paying mortgage interest relief in Scotland.

Mr. Maude

[holding answer 11 December 1991]: Broad estimates based on the regional distribution of mortgage interest relief, from an analysis of the family expenditure surveys for the years 1988,1989 and 1990, are shown in the table:

international treaties including NPT. I also discussed it with President Mitterrand at the European Council and NATO Foreign Ministers will discuss the matter on 19 December. We have made it clear to the republics that their readiness to honour such commitments will be a major factor in developing our relations with them.