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Winter 2008 Parliamentary Records: Foreign Affairs and Defence
Debate on the Queen's Speech: Foreign Affairs and Defence, House of Commons 10 December 2008
- The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband), 10 Dec 2008 : Column 563
- Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con), 10 Dec 2008 : Column 581
- Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD), 10 Dec 2008 : Column 589
- Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab), 10 Dec 2008 : Column 598
- Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con), 10 Dec 2008 : Column 600
- Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con), 10 Dec 2008 : Column 609
- Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con), 10 Dec 2008 : Column 617
- Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring) (Con), 10 Dec 2008 : Column 640
- The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Hutton), 10 Dec 2008 : Column 643
Debate on the Queen's Speech: Foreign Affairs and Defence, House of Lords, 4 December 2008
- Lord Howe of Aberavon, 4 Dec 2008 : Column 69
- Lord Addington, 4 Dec 2008 : Column 94
- Baroness Turner of Camden, 4 Dec 2008 : Column 119
- The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Malloch-Brown), 4 Dec 2008 : Column 139
House of Commons Defence Debates
- Defence Policy, House of Commons Debate, 30 October 2008, excerpt on Trident
- Defence in the World, House of Commons Debate, 9 October 2008, excerpts
House of Commons, Debate on the Queen's Speech, Foreign Affairs and Defence
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband)
10 Dec 2008 : Column 563
The most lethal and immediate proliferation challenge is the nuclear one. This Government have made it clear that they are committed to a world without nuclear weapons, as per our non-proliferation treaty responsibilities. US President-elect Obama has done the same, so we will work with the US and other allies to bring the comprehensive test ban treaty into force, thereby banning all nuclear weapons test explosions. Early US ratification would do much to encourage the few states remaining outside to follow suit. We will also work together to push forward multilateral negotiations on a treaty to end the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons, thus helping to make reductions irreversible, and to secure renewed agreement among all NPT states that tougher prevention measures are needed to tackle proliferation in the future.
