Nuclear Co-operation

HC Deb 20 January 1997 vol 288 cc452-3W

Mr. Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many requests have been made by the United States of America for permission to transfer nuclear weapons information of British provenance to France since 1967. [11536]

Mr. Soames

We are not aware of any official requests for the transfer of nuclear weapons information under the 1958 agreement.