§ Mr. Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on arms control in outer space. [15649]
§ Mr. BradshawWe are parties to the Outer Space Treaty and other treaties that place some important limitations on military activity in space, prohibiting the deployment of weapons of mass destruction in space and military activity on the moon and other celestial bodies. While we do not wish to see a general prohibition on the military use of outer space we do recognise that there are legitimate concerns about these issues and support further consideration of them within the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.