Sample Parliamentary questions on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty:

1.   All States Parties to the Non-Proliferation treaty agreed in 2000 on a programme of practical steps for achieving nuclear disarmament as obligated under Article VI of the NPT. Could the government report on measures it has taken to implement these steps?

2.   The Mayors for Peace, comprising over 600 mayors from around the world, have called on States Parties of the NPT to commence negotiations leading to the conclusion of an international treaty on the abolition of nuclear weapons by 2010 and the complete elimination of nuclear weapons by 2020. Does the government support the Mayors for Peace proposal and if so will the government be calling for its implementation at the 2005 NPT Review Conference?

3.   Proposals have been made by Canada and Germany at preparatory meetings for the 2005 NPT Review to strengthen the treaty in order that a) decisions could be taken on NPT matters annually as opposed to every five years, b) NPT States Parties could respond through the NPT to any major threat of noncompliance or withdrawal. Could the government indicate if it supports such strengthening of the NPT and if so whether it will be offering support to Canada and Germany for the adoption of these proposals at the 2005 NPT Review Conference?

4.   Calls have been made by a number of States at preparatory meetings for the 2005 NPT Review, including Egypt, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Poland and Sweden, for the implementation of disarmament and non-proliferation education recommendations made by the United Nations Study on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education. Could the government indicate what it has done and what it plans to do to implement these recommendations?