USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Early day motion 1218, tabled 30 April 2002 by Llew Smith (Labour). Signed by 39 members.

That this House unreservedly rejects the statement made by the Secretary of State for Defence in Defence Questions on 29th April, Official Report, columns 665-6, that the Government would be prepared to use nuclear weapons in certain specified conditions; believes no circumstances justify the irradiation, vaporisation, explosive destruction or extermination of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, or conscripted military forces by exploding nuclear weapons; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to live up to its legal commitment under Article 6 of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty to negotiate away in good faith all its nuclear weapons at an early date.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Plaid Cymru 3, Labour/Co-operative 2, Scottish National Party 2, Liberal Democrat 1.