HC Deb 02 April 1996 vol 275 cc95-6W
27. Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's policy concerning the negotiation of a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. [22334]

Mr. Arbuthnot

We are negotiating in good faith a comprehensive test ban treaty with the aim of establishing an effectively verifiable treaty commanding universal adherence as soon as practicable.