Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Mrs. Clwyd), Official Report, 21 June, column 685, he will list in the Official Report the states parties to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, the non-governmental organisations and members of the public to whom he makes reference as having made communication on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty review conference and the general nature of the communications.

Mr. Waldegrave
Only at disproportionate cost could the non-governmental organisations and members of the public who have communicated on the subject of the NPT be listed. The communications received have been concerned with Government policy towards, and the fulfilment of obligations arising from, the NPT.The following are states parties to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty:

United KingdomUnited States of AmericaUnion of Soviet Socialist RepublicsAfghanistanAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBotswanaBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape verdeCentral African RepublicChadColombiaCongoCosta RicaCote D'IvoireCyprusCzech and Slovak Federal RepublicDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaFijiFinlandGabonGambiaGerman Democratic RepublicGermany, Federal RepublicGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea BissauHaitiHoly SeeHondurasHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIraqRepublic of IrelandItalyJamaica JapanJordanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Republic ofKuwaitLao People's Democratic RepublicLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMauritiusMexicoMongoliaMoroccoNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigeriaNorwayPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSolomon IslandsSomaliaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTuvaluUgandaUruguayVenezuelaVietnamWestern SamoaYemen, Republic ofYugoslaviaZaire

Notes:

1. Taiwan (not recognised as a State by Her Majesty's Government) signed the Treaty in Washington on 1 July 1968 and deposited an Instrument of Ratification in Washington on 27 January 1970.

2. North Korea (not recognised as a State by Her Majesty's Government) acceded to the Treaty on 12 December 1985 in Moscow.