§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will support the transfer of responsibility for inspections under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty from the International Atomic Energy Agency to a United Nations special commission under the direction of the Security Council.
§ Mr. EggarI have been asked to reply.
The Government believe that the IAEA continues to be the appropriate agency to verify that states meet their commitments for the safeguarding of nuclear materials under the NPT and similar treaties.