PARLIAMENT AND US NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE

Early day motion 223, tabled 10 December 2008 by Dai Davies (Independent). Signed by 27 members.

That this House recalls that the former Prime Minister told this House in reply to the right hon. Member for North East Fife, on the possible deployment of part of an anti-ballistic missile system for the United States in the United Kingdom, `I am sure that we will have the discussions in the House...When we have proposition to put, we will come back and put it', 28 February 2007, Official Report, column 920; notes that the Secretary of State for Defence in a Written Ministerial Statement to this House on 25 July 2007 stated that `at RAF Menwith Hill, equipment will be installed and operated by the US government to allow receipt of satellite warnings of potentially hostile missile launches', Official Report, columns 71-2WS; and calls for a full debate to allow hon. Members to scrutinise in public US National Missile Defense deployment plans in the United Kingdom.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Liberal Democrat 10, Independent 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.