Key to Column Numbering

W Written Answers, House of Commons WS Written Ministerial Statements, House of Commons WA Written Answer, House of Lords Column number with no letters Oral Proceedings in the House of Commons

The NPT and Non-Proliferation

• Nuclear Weapons, Written Answers, 28 Feb 2008, Column 1823W
• Nuclear Weapons, Written Answers, 28 Feb 2008, Column 1819W
• Nuclear Disarmament, Written Answers, 27 February 2008, Column 1706W
• Nuclear Disarmament, Written Answers, 21 February 2008
• Weapons: Proliferation, Written Answers, 18 February, Column 185W
• Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Written Answers, 18 Feb 2008, Column 176W
• Nuclear Weapons, Written Answers, 18 Feb 2008 : Column 177W
• Nuclear Disarmament, Written Answers, 18 February 2008, Column 109W
• Nuclear Weapons: Decommissioning, Written Answers, 18 February 2008, Column 109W
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Written Answers, 5 Feb 2008, Column 969W
• Treaties: Nuclear Weapons, Written Answers, 4 Feb 2008, Column 769W
• Nuclear Disarmament, Written Answers, 22 January 2008, Column 1854W
• Indian Subcontinent: Nuclear Disarmament, Written Answers, 5 Dec 2007, Column 1300W
• Russia: Nuclear Forces Treaty, Written Answers, 4 Dec 2007, Column 1137W
• Nuclear Disarmament, Written Answers, 4 Dec 2007, Column 1135W
• Nuclear Responsibilities, Written Answers, 3 Dec 2007 : Column 842W
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Written Answers, 26 Nov 2007, Column 223W

Nuclear Weapons, Written Answers, 28 Feb 2008, Column 1823W

Mr. Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the failure of the 2005 Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to agree a final document.

David Miliband [holding answer 28 February 2008]: The UK worked hard to achieve an agreed final document at the 2005 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. In a multilateral forum, reliant on consensus, extended procedural delays can prejudice a substantive outcome even when the majority of states present are committed to achieving real advances. Regrettably, in 2005 a delay often days to agree the Review Conference agenda meant there was not enough time to negotiate a substantive final document. UK policy and priorities for the 2010 NPT review cycle are set out in the reply I gave to the right hon. Member on 18 February 2008, Official Report, column 176W.
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