Extract from Commons
Urgent Question on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
Treaty
(Hornsey and Wood Green)
(Lab): What assessment have the Government made of the
impact of this breakdown on other nuclear powers, such as
Pakistan, India, China and North Korea, and what can the
Government do to get international diplomacy back on track in
relation to the importance of the framework of inspections,
which, without a treaty, could get lost?
The Minister for Asia and the Pacific (Mark
Field): The hon. Lady will be aware that this is a
specific treaty within Europe between the US and Russia signed
some 32 years ago, but she makes a valid point that these issues
are not entirely isolated, and obviously therefore rogue
states—for want of a better phrase—such as North Korea and states
such as Pakistan that have nuclear capability will be watching
from afar and making their own decisions. That is one reason I
support the idea, before we rush headlong into lifting sanctions
on North Korea, that we see verifiable evidence of
denuclearisation, which, I am afraid, we have not had to date.
That said, we are working closely with our partners in the
region, and clearly the US is doing its best to make progress in
that regard.
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debate on Sport in the UK
(Harrow West)
(Lab/Co-op):...Lastly, there are Indian elections coming up shortly. I
raise that in a debate about sport because it would be wonderful
to see an Indian premier league match hosted here
in the UK. Many of my constituents would welcome the opportunity
to see that just as much as American football is enjoyed at
Wembley stadium...
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