HC Deb 16 May 1995 vol 260 c111W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the report on dual capable nuclear technology, prepared by John Large, sent to him by Greenpeace on 4 May; and what response he has made to the questions raised about United Kingdom nuclear export policy in the report. [24399]

Mr. David Davis

I have seen the report sent to the Foreign Secretary by Greenpeace. It points to dangers of which we are aware, but it underestimates the complexities of developing nuclear weapons. I am satisfied that our nuclear export policy meets our obligations under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty not

1992 1993 1994
Applied Issued Refused Applied Issued Refused Applied Issued Refused
a) New York 15,425 15,033 157 17,498 17,312 130 18,726 18,559 110
b) Moscow 50,303 49,732 1,502 61,367 59,743 1,624 86,661 84,761 1,900
c) St. Petersburg 1,429 1,313 116 16,622 15,820 607
d) Accra 16,699 11,507 5,048 15,753 11,051 4,094 16,130 11,684 3,825
e) Lagos 47,181 31,552 11,145 44,526 29,447 9,894 49,176 32,411 10,529
f) Abuja 6,113 4,955 655
g) New Delhi 39,291 32,261 3,464 37,148 31,652 3,708 43,258 35,857 7,373
h) Bombay 38,913 34,905 4,301 37,988 34,125 3,785 43,425 39,924 3,342
j) Calcutta 7,156 6,538 232 6,826 6,491 253 7,308 7,139 153
k) Madras 10,363 10,079 291 10,348 10,043 247 12,807 12,624 204
l) Dhaka 18,414 14,043 3,901 19,359 14,990 4,447 20,861 14,615 5,892
m) Islamabad 45,625 31,611 10,791 41,485 30,715 9,526 42,445 29,850 10,018
n) Karachi 23,397 19,169 2,610 24,368 20,712 2,181 28,266 22,921 2,516
p) Colombo 9,026 7,139 1,172 9,200 7,937 874 9,969 7,610 821

It should be noted that St. Petersburg started entry clearance work in November 1993 and Abuja in February 1994.

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