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Vol.177
Written Answers
No.151 Dt II
26/07/90
26 JULY 1990
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representatives his Dep
t had at the colloquium on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty organised by the Council for Arms Control at Chatham house, London, on 10 July; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Waldegrave: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office was represented by a senior official.
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out those conclusions of the third quinquennial review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty that have been implemented to date; and what plans there are to implement any outstanding recommendations before the fourth nuclear non-proliferation treaty review conference in August.
Mr. Waldegrave: The recommendations contained in the final document of the third review conference are wide-ranging and apply to a number of states and international organisations; most have been implemented.
Dr. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have taken place with his counterparts in the Democratic Republic of Germany on the implications of the unification of Germany for the membership of that state in the process of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
Mr. Waldegrave: None.
Dr. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when Ministers or officials from his Department last met with the Office of the Secretary General of the United Nations, or the United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs in regard to the forthcoming fourth quinquennial review conference of the non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Waldegrave: We maintain close contact with the secretariat for the NPT review conference.
Dr. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his French counterpart about France becoming a signatory on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
Mr. Waldegrave: I refer the hon. Gentleman to my reply of 25 July to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, East (Mr. Strang).
Dr. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how the United Kingdom representation at the forthcoming quinquennial review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty will be constituted.
Mr. Waldegrave: I refer the hon. Gentleman to my reply of 11 June to the hon. Member for Stockton, North (Mr. Cook).
Dr. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, during his recent meeting with his counterpart from the German Democratic Republic, he discussed the forthcoming quinquennial review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement.
Written Answers.
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Dr. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have taken place with other European Community Foreign Ministers... in preparation for the forthcoming quinquennial review conference of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty; and
whether it is intended that a common position will
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adopted by the European nations at that conference.
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Mr. Waldegrave: A joint declaration on proliferation was made by EC member states at the June European Council, but as not all member states are parties to the non-proliferation treaty there will be no common position at the review conference.
United Nations Assembly
UND
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out all those resolutions on defence and disarmament put to the last and present general sessions of the United Nations; how the United Kingdom voted on these resolutions; and what was the result of the full vote on each of these resolutions.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd: This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. I refer the hon. Member, however, to the United Nations documents. "Resolutions and Decisions Adopted by the General Assembly during the first part of its 43rd (44th) session" and "Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council 1988 (1989)” which contain the information he requires and which are publicly available.
Hong Kong
Mr. Soley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people have been charged under the summary offences ordinance in Hong Kong for each year in the last five years.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd: The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Mr. Soley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people have been charged in Hong Kong with collecting money in public without a permit for each year in the last five years.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd: Although no detailed analysis has been made, the Hong Kong Government consider it likely that only a very small number of prosecutions have been undertaken in recent years.
Mr. Soley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Hong Kong Government intend to ban the use of loudspeakers by any member of the public.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd: No.
Mr. Soley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect on civil and political rights in Hong Kong of the recent prosecutions under the summary offences ordinance.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd: It would not be appropriate to comment on the details of specific cases at this stage since
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