NUCLEAR TESTS IN INDIA

Early day motion 1304, tabled 11 May 1998 by Gordon Prentice (Labour). Signed by 63 members.

That this House deplores the decision of the Indian Government to explode underground three nuclear devices; believes this action will destabilise the entire region and could trigger a nuclear arms race on the sub-continent; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to redouble its efforts to persuade the government of India to sign the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Signatures by party: Labour 52, Liberal Democrat 7, Labour/Co-operative 2, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.