Written question asked by Lord Judd (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 February 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 February 2015. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Monday, 23 February 2015 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Arms Control

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the February 2015 meeting of the "P5 Process", what proposals they will be making in preparation for the April 2015 Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference on (1) a weapons of mass destruction-free zone in the Middle East, (2) the revitalisation of the Conference on Discrimination, (3) the implementation of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and (4) the future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Answer: I refer the noble Lord to the statement made on 12 February 2015 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), which I repeated in the House of Lords, Official Report, column HLWS256; and to the attached joint statement issued by the P5 States after their conference in London on 4-5 February.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: HL4913
Session: 2014-15
Attachment: London P5 Conference Joint Statement
Subjects: Arms control Nuclear test ban Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Middle East Weapons of mass destruction
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk