"Back to Basics" (Hansard, 24 January 1994)

§ Mr. Simon Hughes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the implications of the Government's "back to basics" policy for his Department during the current year.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister gave to him on 21 January at col.849.

§ Mr. Rendel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what working definition of "back to basics" is used by his Department; and what his Department has done in the past three months to implement the policy.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
[holding answer 20 January 1994]: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister gave to the hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) on 21 January at col. 849.

Subject Voting record

Item 57 New Types of Weapons of Mass Destruction consensus

Item 58(B) Transparency of Military Expenditures consensus

Item 59 Compliance with Arms Limitation and Disarmament Agreements consensus

Item 60 Education and Information for Disarmament consensus

Item 61(B) Biological Weapons Convention: Verification Experts' Report consensus

Item 62 Science and Technology (India) against

Item 63 Science and Technology (Germany/Brazil) abstention

Item 64 Verification in all its Aspects abstention

Operative Paragraph 2 against

Item 65 Partial Test Ban Treaty Conference against

Item 66 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty consensus

Item 67 Middle East Nuclear Weapon Free Zone consensus

Item 68 South Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone for

Item 69 Negative Security Assurances abstention

Item 70 Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space for

Preambular Paragraph 18 abstention

Operative Paragraph 8 abstention

Operative Paragraph 10 abstention

Item 70 Study of Confidence Building Measures in Outer Space consensus

Item 71C Study on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction against

Item 71 Bilateral Nuclear Arms Negotiations consensus

Item 71J Conventional Arms Control for

Item 71(C) Prohibition of Production of Fissile Material consensus

Item 71(D) Dumping of Radioactive Waste consensus

Item 71(E) Disarmament and Development consensus

Item 71(F) Regional Disarmament (Germany) consensus

Item 71(F)I Regional Disarmament (Pakistan) for

	Subject	Voting record
Item 57	New Types of Weapons of Mass Destruction	consensus
Item 58(B)	Transparency of Military Expenditures	consensus
Item 59	Compliance with Arms Limitation and Disarmament Agreements	consensus
Item 60	Education and Information for Disarmament	consensus
Item 61(B)	Biological Weapons Convention: Verification Experts' Report	consensus
Item 62	Science and Technology (India)	against
Item 63	Science and Technology (Germany/Brazil)	abstention
Item 64	Verification in all its Aspects	abstention
	Operative Paragraph 2	against
Item 65	Partial Test Ban Treaty Conference	against
Item 66	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty	consensus
Item 67	Middle East Nuclear Weapon Free Zone	consensus
Item 68	South Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone	for
Item 69	Negative Security Assurances	abstention
Item 70	Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space	for
	Preambular Paragraph 18	abstention
	Operative Paragraph 8	abstention
	Operative Paragraph 10	abstention
Item 70	Study of Confidence Building Measures in Outer Space	consensus
Item 71C	Study on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction	against
Item 71	Bilateral Nuclear Arms Negotiations	consensus
Item 71J	Conventional Arms Control	for
Item 71(C)	Prohibition of Production of Fissile Material	consensus
Item 71(D)	Dumping of Radioactive Waste	consensus
Item 71(E)	Disarmament and Development	consensus
Item 71(F)	Regional Disarmament (Germany)	consensus
Item 71(F)I	Regional Disarmament (Pakistan)	for