§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action the Government are now proposing to take to assist the dismantling and destruction of strategic warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles in Ukraine.
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§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryWe have offered Ukraine technical help with the safe disposal of toxic liquid fuel from missiles remaining in Ukraine.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications of the exclusion of article V of the Lisbon protocol by the Ukrainian Parliament for the success of the non-proliferation treaty.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe nuclear non-proliferation treaty, NPT, now has 162 states party—more than any other arms control agreement in history. We deeply regret the Ukrainian Parliament's specific exclusion of article V of the Lisbon protocol in its resolution on the ratification of the strategic arms reduction talks—START 1. We have noted that the Government of Ukraine has affirmed Ukraine's intention to abide by her commitments to non-nuclear weapon status, and we have called upon the Government of Ukraine to take all necessary steps towards full implementation of the START 1 treaty and accession to the NPT, as a non-nuclear weapon state, without further delay.