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: 243, showing 25 per page
Title 2003-0901 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MSP2003-MX-WP66 Export control legislation in the UK
Sides 2
Title 2003-0900 {UK} [FCO] Cm5967 Human Rights AnnRep 2003
Sides 311
Title 2003-0829 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998
Sides 5
Title 2003-0828 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — dangerous goods in transport
Author David Elbourne
Sides 2
Title 2003-0827 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Security and oversight of pathogens
Sides 3
Title 2003-0826 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Emergency Preparedness and Response
Sides 6
Title 2003-0826 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Biological agents – containment rules
Author Stephen Kinghorn-Perry
Sides 3
Title 2003-0825 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Emergency preparedness and response
Sides 6
Title 2003-0822 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX-WP.45 national infrastructure
Sides 2
Title 2003-0822 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Enforcement
Author Brian Howat
Sides 11
Title 2003-0821 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — NIMS – national infrastructure
Sides 1
Title 2003-0820 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] legislation governing intangible technology
Sides 2
Title 2003-0819 {UK} [BWC] [MSP] MX statement — Anti-terrorism legislation
Sides 7
Title 2003-0700 {UK} [FCO] Cm5857 Response [HoC] [FAC] Biological Weapons Green Paper
Sides 8
Title 2003-0700 {UK} [FCO] Cm5857 Biological Weapons Green Paper [HoC] [FAC] – HMG response
Sides 8
Title 2003-0507 {UK} [HoC] [FAC] HC671 Biological Weapons Green Paper
Sides 16
Title 2002-1211 {UK} [HoC] [FAC] HC150 Biological Weapons Green Paper
Sides 68
Title 2002-1114 {UK} [FCO] PR — Straw welcomes outcome of BWC RevCon
Sides 2
Title 2002-0903 [VERTIC] Response to the UK Green Paper
Weblink [HSP Capture]
Sides 4
Title 2002-0400 {UK} [FCO] Cm5484 Strengthening the BWC – Countering the Threat from BW (2002-0429)
Sides 19
Title 2001-1120 {UK} [BWC] [RC] National statement
Author David Broucher
Sides 6
Title 2001-0410 {UK} [HoC] [FCO] WAs -bwc protocol negotiations-
Author Harry Cohen, Brian Wilson
Sides 1
Title 2001-0226 {AU} {AT} {BE} {DE} {IT} {KR} {SE} {UK} [BWC] [AHG] WP.443 Art III Sect F
Sides 2
Title 2001-0223 {UK} [BWC] [AHG] BWC-AHG-WP.444 Article III Section F para 2
Sides 1
Title 2001-0220 {UK} [FCO] Letter to DTI — Export Control Bill – Crown Immunity -tna-prem49-1910-
Author Robin Cook, Stephen Byers
Sides 1

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