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House of Commons EDM 652
NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONVENTION
18.4.00
Tabled by Laura Moffat MP for Crawley
That this House:
* recognises that the only security from the threat of nuclear weapons is their global elimination under strict and effective international control;
* welcomes the fact that the United Kingdom has undertaken, under Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to nuclear disarmament; endorses the view that the long-term viability of the non-proliferation regime requires the continued support of the United Kingdom;
* endorses the unanimous opinion of the International Court of Justice that there exists an obligation to pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international control;
* welcomes the Model Nuclear Weapons Convention submitted by Costa Rica to the Secretary General of the United Nations on 17th November 1997 as a work in progress setting forth the legal, technical and political issues that should be considered in order to obtain an actual nuclear weapons convention; and
* urges Her Majesty's Government to initiate multilateral negotiations leading to the early conclusion of a nuclear weapons convention.
The signatories are:
Moffatt/Laura, Chisholm/Malcolm, Kumar/Ashok, Cook/Frank, Michie/Bill, Caton/Martin, Jones/Lynne, Austin/John, Davey/Valerie, Lepper/David, Crausby/David, Cunliffe/Lawrence, Morgan/Alasdair, Cryer/Ann, Etherington/Bill, Corbyn/Jeremy, Clarke/Eric, Dobbin/Jim, Taylor/David, Turner/Desmond, McWilliam/John, Chaytor/David, Mahon/Alice, Clarke/Tony, Davidson/Ian, Jones/Jenny, Sarwar/Mohammad, Dismore/Andrew, Mitchell/Austin, Stunell/Andrew, Abbott/Diane, Jackson/Glenda, Hopkins/Kelvin, Palmer/Nick, Reed/Andrew
Baker/Norman, Cotter/Brian, Foster/Don, Tyler/Paul, Sawford/Phil, Colman/Tony, Brand/Peter, Naysmith/Doug, Marshall/Jim, Simpson/Alan, Harris/Evan, Kirkwood/Archy, Webb/Steve, Harvey/Nick, Gorrie/Donald, Griffiths/Win, Williams/Betty, Williams/Alan W, Davey/Edward, Smith/Geraldine, Jones/Ieuan Wyn, McGrady/Eddie, Sedgemore/Brian, Swinney/John, Drown/Julia, Bradshaw/Ben, Willis/Phil, Brake/Tom, McCafferty/Chris, Rendel/David, Taylor/Matthew, Stewart/Ian, Iddon/Brian, Brinton/Helen, Flynn/Paul, Pound/Stephen, Gunnell/John, Butler/Christine, Todd/Mark, Gibson/Ian, Smith/Angela, Godman/Norman A, Dean/Janet, Wigley/Dafydd, Benn/Tony, Canavan/Dennis, Sanders/Adrian, Follett/Barbara, Galloway/George, McCabe/Stephen
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