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169321

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what positive outcomes they can report from the 3rd International Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons which they attended in Vienna.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK’s participation in the Conference was welcomed by many states, non-governmental organisations and parliamentarians. At the Conference, officials listened carefully to the participants, who expressed a very wide range of views. Some argued that the way to achieve the goal of a world without nuclear weapons was to ban weapons now or to fix a timetable for their elimination. This approach fails to take account of the stability and security which nuclear weapons can help to secure. None of us would gain from a loss of that stability. The UK believes that the UN Disarmament Machinery and the Non-Proliferation Treaty provide the right forum for working towards a world without nuclear weapons.</p><p>Our Ambassador to Austria restated our concern at the humanitarian consequences which could result from the use of nuclear weapons. That is why the UK works extremely hard to prevent the use of nuclear weapons; to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons; and to keep our own nuclear weapons safe and secure. We are also committed to working towards a world without nuclear weapons. In our Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010, the Government undertook to reduce the number of warheads we have by the mid-2020s. However, we shall retain a continuous submarine based deterrent, for as long as the global security situation makes it necessary.</p><p>A copy of the UK intervention at the Conference has been placed in the Library of the House and is attached to this response.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:56:09 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL3607-UK Intervention Vienna HINW.docx title UK intervention at International Conference
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

433655

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to vote in the affirmative at the 7 December plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly on (1) Resolution L13 <i>Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations</i>, and (2) Resolution L.37 <i>Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons.</i>
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>At the UN First Committee in November, the UK voted against the Resolutions “L13 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations” and “L37 Humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons”. As the text of the resolutions has not changed between the First Committee and the General Assembly plenary, we do not anticipate changing our vote.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/12/2015 15:03:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

454378

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider hosting a conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear war similar to those hosted by Oslo, Nayarit and Vienna.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK has no plans to host such a conference.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 07/03/2016 15:33:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

169322

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that sufficient progress was made at the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference; and what progress they can report on identified follow-on actions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes the Action Plan that resulted from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2010 Review Conference, which was agreed by all NPT States Parties, was a success, encompassing over sixty actions related to disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Since the 2010 Review Conference, the UK has taken a variety of steps in support of progress against that Action Plan. Many of these steps were set out in our statements to the 2014 NPT Preparatory Committee, which are available on the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs website at the following link: <a href="http://papersmart.unmeetings.org/en/secretariat/unoda/npt/third-session-of&amp;not;the-preparatory-committee-2014/statements-(10)/" target="_blank">http://papersmart.unmeetings.org/en/secretariat/unoda/npt/third-session-of¬the-preparatory-committee-2014/statements-(10)/</a>. The UK also published a national report on progress against the Action Plan at the Preparatory Committee; a copy is available in the Library of the House and attached to this response.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 23/12/2014 12:56:42 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name UK's national report to the 2014 PrepCom.docx title UK National Report
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

169323

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take give a political lead at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to be held from 28 April to 9 May 2015 in New York, in the light of that conference taking place during the election period.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK takes all of its international obligations seriously. We are still developing our approach to next year’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, taking account of international developments and consultations with other States Parties. We are also considering the implications for the UK’s approach, given the Review Conference’s concurrent timing with the general election.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:54:16 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

169324

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what priorities they identified at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty preparatory committee earlier this year that they will pursue at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review itself.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>Our officials actively participated in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2014 Preparatory Committee, which provided a valuable opportunity to engage with NPT States Parties on priorities for the Review Conference. The Government’s objectives reflect our overall approach to the NPT: we want to agree further progress towards a world free from nuclear weapons and to highlight our actions in support of this; encourage action that will help to contain any threat of proliferation or non-compliance with the NPT; and support the responsible global expansion of civil nuclear industries. We believe that the NPT is the cornerstone of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime, and we therefore hope that NPT States Parties will be able to agree a consensual outcome balanced across all three mutually-reinforcing pillars to strengthen that position.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:52:18 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

169325

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they hope to make on Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty next year; and what obstacles they anticipate.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government will continue to implement the commitment announced in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, to reduce the number of operationally available nuclear warheads to no more than 120 and to reduce our overall nuclear weapon stockpile to no more than 180 by the mid 2020s. We will continue our efforts to build confidence between the Nuclear Weapons States (a fundamental foundation for disarmament). As one of those steps to foster mutual trust and confidence, the UK will host the next conference of P5 Nuclear Weapon States in London in February 2015.</p><p>We will also continue to push for entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), and for negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty to start in the Conference on Disarmament. In addition, we will take forward our pioneering research into disarmament verification. We have made clear that our goal is a world without nuclear weapons. This goal has to be approached step by step through further reductions by the two States holding the majority of nuclear weapons and through increased confidence between the Nuclear Weapon States.</p><p>We remain fully committed to these efforts, despite the challenges of the current global security environment.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 22/12/2014 16:52:44 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

390628

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the outcomes from the UN Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty review conference in 2015; and what assessment they have made of those outcomes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Baroness to the Written Ministerial Statement of 1 June following the conclusion of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, made 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 the same day in the House of Lords (HLWS6).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/07/2015 16:29:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

390629

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions were held at the UN Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty review conference in 2015 about the risk of nuclear inadvertence leading to the accidental, unauthorised or mistaken use of nuclear weapons.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK gives the very highest priority to the security and safety of our nuclear weapons, and robust arrangements are in place for the political control of the UK’s strategic nuclear deterrent. At the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, over 50 working papers were put forward by States Parties or groups of States and a large number of formal and informal statements were made over the four weeks of the Conference. These covered a broad range of issues related to all aspects of the Treaty, including the security and safety of nuclear weapons.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/07/2015 16:29:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

390630

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals were put forward at the UN Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty review conference in 2015 to mitigate the risks of inadvertent use of nuclear weapons; and what assessment they have made of the appropriate forums in which to hold discussions before the next conference in 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK gives the very highest priority to the security and safety of our nuclear weapons, and robust arrangements are in place for the political control of the UK’s strategic nuclear deterrent. At the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, over 50 working papers were put forward by States Parties or groups of States and a large number of formal and informal statements were made over the four weeks of the Conference. These covered a broad range of issues related to all aspects of the Treaty, including the security and safety of nuclear weapons. We will continue to engage constructively in discussions on all aspects of the Treaty in the appropriate fora including the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in October this year and at the forthcoming Preparatory Committees of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty scheduled for 2017, 2018 and 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/07/2015 16:28:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer