NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW

Early day motion 1518, tabled 18 May 2007 by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour). Signed by 50 members.

That this House regrets the statement by the Government to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) PrepCom in Vienna that `The UK Government has decided to begin the concept and design work required to make possible a replacement for our current ballistic missile submarines'; believes that this conflicts with the Government's assertion that `the UK remains committed to the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons'; applauds the statement on behalf of the New Agenda Coalition countries that nuclear weapon states should not undertake the replacement or modernisation of their nuclear weapons systems; further applauds the presentation by Mexico of a draft model Nuclear Weapons Convention before the PrepCom as a working paper; and calls on the Government now actively to engage in this multilateral initiative in order to bring about a global disarmament at the earliest date as required by Article Six of the NPT.

Signatures by party: Labour 36, Liberal Democrat 8, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, Independent 1, Independent Labour 1.