§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to 1193W promote the cause of democratic reform in Russia; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe shall continue to give our full support to the process of democratic and economic reform in Russia through the know-how fund and other means. The know-how fund, through its programme for democracy, has funded a number of projects this year including a symposium for newly elected Duma deputies.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what matters in regard to nuclear terrorism, nuclear safeguards and nuclear materials control were raised with the Russian Government on his recent visit to Russia.
§ Mr. Baldry[holding answer 20 October 1994]: Nuclear matters were not discussed during my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary's visit to Russia.
These issues were last discussed bilaterally with the Russians in the ambit of President Yeltsin's recent visit to the United Kingdom. Since then there has been a meeting of the Group of Eight informal consultation on non-proliferation at which the question of the smuggling of nuclear material was discussed.