Debates between Lord Hammond of Runnymede and John Howell during the 2015-2017 Parliament

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Debate between Lord Hammond of Runnymede and John Howell
Monday 1st June 2015

(9 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Howell Portrait John Howell (Henley) (Con)
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Before my right hon. Friend moved on from the middle east I wanted to catch him on the nuclear verification programme for Iran. Is he really happy with it, and does it capture the potential military uses that it could be put to?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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The programme as agreed at Lausanne does indeed capture that and provide very good levels of protection. Of course, we have now got to translate that into a detailed written agreement. That is the process that is going on at the moment.