§ Mr. WareingTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had with representatives of British industry with the aim of facilitating Her Majesty's Government's ratification of the chemical weapons convention; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Heseltine[holding answer 2 February 1995]: My Department has on-going discussions with representatives of the chemicals industry on the preparations needed to enable the UK to ratify and implement the chemical weapons convention. On 31 January, a discussion document was published, to canvass the views of all industrial sectors likely to be affected by the implementation of the convention in the UK. Copies of the document have been placed in the Library of the House.