Iran: Nuclear Deal

David Burrowes Excerpts
Wednesday 15th July 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Burrowes Portrait Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con)
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Iran and North Korea share an appalling human rights record, particularly in relation to religious minorities. Would it not be catastrophic if reports that they have also shared nuclear activities proved to be true?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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Well, potentially, but this agreement and the non-proliferation treaty obligations that Iran has undertaken include the proliferation of nuclear know-how, technologies and materials from third countries into Iran, so that route to a bomb is also covered by these agreements.