Weapons of Mass Destruction

HL Deb 02 February 2005 vol 669 c44WA

Lord Dykes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What steps they will take to ensure close co-operation on weapons of mass destruction and non-proliferation targets between the United Nations, NATO and the European Union; and what are their main priorities. [HL957]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

We continually seek to ensure close co-operation between the United Nations, the European Union and NATO on all subjects of relevance to the three organisations, including global threats such as those posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. As active members of all three we seek to ensure all relevant work is co-ordinated through regular dialogue in order to avoid duplication of effort, and to focus the activities of each in areas where they may best add value to counter-proliferation efforts.