HC Deb 26 May 1999 vol 332 c147W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Governments of Pakistan and India concerning their signing of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. [85331]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

We continue to urge both Pakistan and India to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister raised this issue with senior members of the Indian Government during his visit to India in March.

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary will have a further opportunity to discuss this when he meets the Pakistani Foreign Minister, Sartaj Aziz, in London on 2 June.