§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the bilateral and multilateral agreements directly or indirectly negotiated by his Department or a body acting on behalf of his Department with(a) Switzerland and (b) Liechtenstein.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonMy Department has the following memoranda of understanding with Switzerland:
- Security of classified non-atomic defence matters
- Exchange of quality assurance services
- Firings of the Swiss Rapier weapon system at the Royal Artillery range, Hebrides.
There are no formal arrangements or agreements with Liechtenstein.
For details of international treaties with these two countries, I refer my hon. Friend to the answers that he received from my right hon. and hon. Friends the Ministers of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on 24 and 25 June, Official Report, columns 208–211 and 269 respectively.