§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what preparations his Department is undertaking for the nuclear nonproliferation treaty first preparatory committee meeting; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggOur preparations so far, with our co-depositaries the United States and the Russian 355W Federation, have concentrated on helping to draft and encouraging support for a United Nations General Assembly resolution which formally calls into being the preparatory committee for the 1995 conference on the review and extension of the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. The resolution was approved by the General Assembly on 9 December by 168 votes to 0 with no abstentions. We have also had initial discussions with partners and allies, both bilaterally and in international fora, about the range of issues we expect to be raised at the first preparatory committee.