Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 2 May,Official Report, column 293, whether he supports the inclusion of non-lethal defence equipment on a United Nations arms transfer register.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI shall consider this question in the light of any relevant recommendations by the United Nations expert study group when its report to the Secretary General is circulated.
Mr. O'NeillTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make it his policy to place in the Library a declassified copy of the report by the United Nations experts study group on measures to promote arms transfer transparency.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkWhen the Secretary General circulates the report I will be happy to place a copy in the Library.