Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (Hansard, 13 March 2000)

HC Deb 13 March 2000 vol 346 c45W 45W

§ Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what actions have been taken by his Department to encourage India and Pakistan to accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; and if he will make a statement. [113813]

§ Mr. Hain
Having the G8 and EU Presidency, the UK played a leading role in co-ordinating the international response to the Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests. We continue to take every opportunity to urge both countries to take all the steps set out in United Nations Security Council resolution 1172, including acceding to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as Non-Nuclear-Weapon States.