§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress being made at the conference on disarmament to start negotiations on a fissile material cut-off treaty. [18220]
§ Mr. David DavisA work programme for the 1997 session of the conference on disarmament is under discussion in Geneva. We are pressing for negotiations to begin on a fissile material cut-off treaty as a priority.
§ Mr. SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 27 November 1996,Official Report,column 321,if he will make a statement on progress in preparing draft legislation in respect of a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. [18256]
§ Mr. DavisPreparatory work on legislation needed for the United Kingdom to ratify the comprehensive test ban treaty continues. We hope to include it in the next parliamentary session.