HL Deb 22 May 1991 vol 529 c11WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they consider it would be beneficial to global security for the constraints of the ABM Treaty to be relaxed.

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (The Earl of Caithness):

The ABM treaty is a bilateral agreement between the US and Soviet Union and the interpretation of it is a matter for the two parties.