§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the conclusions of the G7 summit on conventional arms transfers and nuclear, biological and chemical proliferation.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe summit declaration on conventional arms transfers and non-proliferation is aimed at encouraging greater responsibility in the international arms trade. The declaration sets out three principles governing arms sales: transparency, consultation and action. The summit strongly supported our initiative on a UN register of arms transfers. The non-proliferation section of the declaration contains a number of important steps forward, notably a commitment to give immediate consideration to imposing severe measures against any state that is shown to have used chemical or biological weapons.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the conclusions drawn by the G7 summit on Iraqi aggression and the ensuing Gulf war.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe political and arms control declarations issued by the summit draw the necessary lessons from the Gulf war. The G7 agreed to maintain sanctions against Iraq until all the relevant resolutions of the Security Council have been implemented in full and the people of Iraq, as well as their neighbours, can live without 367W fear of intimidation, repression or attack. The summit agreed that the Iraqi people deserve the opportunity to choose their leadership openly and democratically. Preventive diplomacy to help avert future conflicts by making clear to potential aggressors the consequences of their actions will also be a top priority.