MISSILE DEFENCE

Early day motion 23, tabled 20 June 2001 by Malcolm Savidge (Labour). Signed by 276 members.

That this House expresses concern at President Bush's intention to move beyond the constraints of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in developing missile defence; and endorses the unanimous conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, which recommended that the Government voice the grave doubts about NMD in the UK, questioned whether US plans to deploy NMD represent an appropriate response to the proliferation problems faced by the international community and recommended that the Government encourage the USA to explore all ways of reducing the threat it perceives.

Signatures by party: Labour 200, Liberal Democrat 48, Labour/Co-operative 15, Scottish National Party 5, Plaid Cymru 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1.