Written question asked by Alan Simpson (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 November 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 November 2001. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 November 2001 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on arms control in outer space.

Answer: Mr. Alan Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on arms control in outer space. [15649] Mr. Bradshaw: We 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.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 375 c186W;375 c187W; 15649
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Arms control Arms trade Defence equipment Treaties Weapons Antisatellite weapons Spaceflight Space technology
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk