§ Harry CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information has been provided by Her Majesty's Government to the Secretary-General of the United Nations pursuant to paragraph 2 of the General Assembly resolution 58/48; and if he will make a statement. [159418]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe Government have not so far written to inform the UN Secretary-General of the extensive measures which the UK has put in place to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction and related technologies. The Government have, however, included much relevant information in their reports to the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee, available on the UN website at www.un.org.
§ Mr. RoyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had on reform of the UN. [160269]
§ Mr. RammellI refer my hon. Friend to my statement on UN reform on 11 September 2003,Official Report, columns 139–47WH, and the "United Kingdom in the United Nations" Command Paper (Cmnd 5898) published in September 2003, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.
The Government are firmly committed to reform of the United Nations. As an active UN member, the UK conducts regular exchanges with the UN and other member states on reform. We are working to create a more efficient United Nations better equipped to meet the challenges of the modern world and deliver the objectives established in the Millennium Declaration. 1707W We support the work of the Secretary-General's High Level Panel which is looking into threats to peace and security and the UN response to them.