§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the United States of America on strategic arms reduction talks.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs discusses arms control issues regularly with Mr. Baker and we keep in very close contact with the United States Administration on the subject at other levels. The START talks themselves are a matter for the United States and Soviet Union.
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what monitoring his Department undertakes of the United States and Soviet proposals for reducing the number of nuclear warheads; and what sources of expertise are available to him on the quantity of fissile material that might be made redundant if a strategic arms reduction treaty is concluded.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have strongly supported United States and Soviet negotiations for reduction of their nuclear arsenals. Fissile material made redundant under strategic arms reduction treaty is a matter for the two parties.