United Kingdom and the Biological Weapons Convention

These references include: contributions from United Kingdom to meetings; interactions with bodies established in connection with the Convention; and policy perspectives on issues directly related to the Convention.

For more general references to CBW foreign policy see United Kingdom foreign policy/posture relating to CBW issues.

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Common codes used in the title field relevant to this page include:

  • {UK} — from an official source of the government of the United Kingdom
  • [AHG] — Ad Hoc Group (1994-2001)
  • [BWC] — published within the context of the Biological Weapons Convention
  • [MSP] — Meeting of States Parties (2003-)
  • [MX] — Meeting of Experts (2003-2021)
  • [PC] — Preparatory Committee/PrepCom for a Review Conference or Special Conference
  • [RC] — Review Conference (1980, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001-2002, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2022)
  • [SPCONF] — Special Conference (1994)
  • [VEREX] — Ad Hoc Group of Verification Experts (1992-1994)
  • [WG] — Working Group (2023-2026)
  • WP — working paper
Total Records Found: 238, showing 25 per page
Title 2003-0826 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Emergency Preparedness and Response
Pages 6
Title 2003-0826 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Biological agents – containment rules
Author Stephen Kinghorn-Perry
Pages 3
Title 2003-0825 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Emergency preparedness and response
Pages 6
Title 2003-0822 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX-WP.45 national infrastructure
Pages 2
Title 2003-0822 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Enforcement
Author Brian Howat
Pages 11
Title 2003-0821 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — NIMS – national infrastructure
Pages 1
Title 2003-0820 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] legislation governing intangible technology
Pages 2
Title 2003-0819 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Anti-terrorism legislation
Pages 7
Title 2003-0700 {UK} [FCO] Cm5857 Response [HoC] [FAC] Biological Weapons Green Paper
Pages 8
Title 2003-0700 {UK} [FCO] Cm5857 Biological Weapons Green Paper [HoC] [FAC] – HMG response
Pages 8
Title 2003-0507 {UK} [HoC] [FAC] HC671 Biological Weapons Green Paper
Pages 16
Title 2002-1211 {UK} [HoC] [FAC] HC150 Biological Weapons Green Paper
Pages 68
Title 2002-1114 {UK} [FCO] PR — Straw welcomes outcome of BWC RevCon
Pages 2
Title 2002-0903 [VERTIC] Response to the UK Green Paper
Weblink [HSP Capture]
Pages 4
Title 2002-0400 {UK} [FCO] Cm5484 Strengthening the BWC – Countering the Threat from BW (2002-0429)
Pages 19
Title 2001-1120 {UK} [BWC] [RC] National statement
Author David Broucher
Pages 6
Title 2001-0410 {UK} [HoC] [FCO] WAs -bwc protocol negotiations-
Author Harry Cohen, Brian Wilson
Pages 1
Title 2001-0226 {AU} {AT} {BE} {DE} {IT} {KR} {SE} {UK} [BWC] [AHG] WP.443 Art III Sect F
Pages 2
Title 2001-0223 {UK} [BWC] [AHG] BWC-AHG-WP.444 Article III Section F para 2
Pages 1
Title 2001-0220 {UK} [FCO] Letter to DTI — Export Control Bill – Crown Immunity -tna-prem49-1910-
Author Robin Cook, Stephen Byers
Pages 1
Title 2001-0112 {UK} [MoD] Letter to DTI — Proposed Export Control and Non-Proliferation Bill – Crown Immunity -tna-prem49-1910-
Author Geoffrey Hoon, Stephen Byers
Pages 1
Title 2000-0720 {UK} [AHG] WP424 Technology trade and exchange
Pages 5
Title 1999-0517 {UK} [HoC] [FCO] WAs c240 — Biological and Toxic Weapons
Author Joan Ruddok, Tony Lloyd
Pages 1
Title 1998-1020 {UK} [HoL] [FCO] WAs c139-40 — BWC – CWC
Author Judd, Symons
Pages 1
Title 1998-0921 {NL} {SE} {CH} {UK} [BWC] [AHG-12] BWC-AHG-WP.309 Facility declaration information
Pages 11

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