Written question asked by Michael Colvin (Conservative) on Monday, 29 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 July 1998. It was answered by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 July 1998 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if it is his policy to accept an invitation to the United Kingdom to join the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks process and participate in START III.

Answer: Mr. Colvin: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is his policy to accept an invitation to the United Kingdom to join the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks process and participate in START III. [48293] Mr. Tony Lloyd: The US and Russia have made it clear that START III will be a bilateral process. Our manifesto made it clear that we will include British nuclear weapons in multilateral negotiations once we are satisfied with verified progress towards our goal of the global elimination of nuclear weapons.

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