§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of(a) the progress of the CFE treaty implementation and (b) the prospects for implementation of all the obligations by all signatories by the November 1995 deadline.
§ Mr. David DavisSo far, progress on CFE treaty implementation has been good, with almost all states achieving the required 60 per cent. target by 16 November 1994. We are actively addressing outstanding problems and hope that the treaty will be fully implemented by all states at November 1995.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the number and the types of CFE treaty limited equipment which have yet to be destroyed in all CFE signatory states.
§ Mr. David DavisThe information is in the following table.
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At November 1994, the following equipment had yet to be destroyed by CFE signatory states: Country Battle tanks Armoured Combat vehicles Artillery Attack helicopters Combat aircraft Armenia — 159 — — — Azerbaijan 216 727 103 — — Belarus 570 434 — — 50 Bulgaria 317 92 162 — 40 Czech Rep 132 98 147 — — Denmark 58 — — — — France — 171 — 16 — Germany 253 810 402 — — Greece 400 — 202 — — Hungary 193 — 70 — — Italy 53 220 82 18 — Norway 24 — — — — Poland 380 — 281 — 7 Romania 636 421 981 — 31 Russia 1,041 897 2 39 312 Slovakia 173 74 271 — 2 Spain 26 — 24 — — Turkey 424 — 48 — — Ukraine 728 321 — — 226 United Kingdom 62 10 — — —
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the Russian request for a revision of the CFE treaty.
§ Mr. David DavisRussia has called for revision of article V of the CFE treaty, which sets limits on the amount of treaty limited equipment in the northern and southern flank regions. We have urged Russia to use the flexibility within the treaty to meet her security concerns. We have also, with our NATO allies, stressed the importance of full implementation of the treaty's provisions.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the consequences of the Belarus decision to halt the destruction of weapons requested by the CFE treaty.
§ Mr. David DavisWe are most concerned by Belarus's announcement, which, if implemented, would have potentially serious consequences for the CFE treaty. We and other NATO allies have strongly urged Belarus to resume its destruction programme. We are also considering what assistance we might provide to help Belarus to fulfil its reduction obligations by the November 1995 deadline.