HC Deb 11 February 1994 vol 237 c518W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the role and function of the defence arms control unit.

Mr. Hanley

The main function of the defence arms control unit, now known as the proliferation and arms control secretariat, is to co-ordinate and provide advice on defence policy aspects of United Kingdom's involvement in non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament negotiations.