Nuclear Tests

30.

Mr. Llew Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response has been made by Her Majesty's Government to the announcement made by the French Government on 8 April of a moratorium on nuclear testing until the end of 1992.

Mr. Garel-Jones
The Government's policy on nuclear testing remains unchanged. We have a continuing requirement to sustain a minimum programme of tests to maintain the effectiveness and safety of our nuclear deterrent.