§ Lord Juddasked Her Majesty's Government:
What discussions they have had with the new United States administration on priorities for arms control and disarmament as part of a common approach to global security; and what has so far been the outcome of such discussions. [HL1023]
§ Baroness Ramsay of CartvaleThe Prime Minister and President Bush agreed that we should work to obstruct and deter new threats resulting from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. A key element of this strategy would be to continue nuclear arms reductions where possible and strengthened WMD and missile proliferation controls and counter-proliferation measures. The Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State Colin Powell agreed last month to establish a counter-proliferation task force to take forward the proliferation aspects of this work.