§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Prime Minister what plans the Government have to declare a moratorium on British nuclear testing.
§ The Prime MinisterWe have no such plans, but we have made it clear that we will carry out no nuclear tests while the United States moratorium continues.
§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Prime Minister what discussion he has had with the Government of the United States of America on making representations to the Government of China with a view to dissuading them from conducting an underground nuclear test; and what action he took as a result.
§ The Prime MinisterThe United States Government informed us in September of their intention to seek to dissuade China from conducting a nuclear test. In the418W event, the Chinese conducted a test on 5 October. We have expressed our regret at this, given the background of restraint on testing by the other nuclear powers.