OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND GLOBAL SECURITY

Early day motion 501, tabled 19 January 2009 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 48 members.

That this House warmly welcomes the priority accorded to strengthening the global nuclear non-proliferation regime by Senator Hillary Clinton in her confirmation hearing before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 13 January; notes that she identified the Non-Proliferation Treaty as the cornerstone of the non-proliferation regime, and the importance of leadership being exercised by the Obama administration to shore it up; understands why Mrs Clinton asserted that the gravest threat faced by America is the danger that weapons of mass destruction will fall into the hands of terrorists; agrees that it is essential that the spread and use of those weapons must be curbed and prevented; supports her prioritisation of promoting the parallel opportunity to get America back in the business of engaging other nations to reduce nuclear stockpiles; welcomes her commitment to work with the US Senate towards ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and to dedicate efforts to revive negotiations on a verifiable Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty; and calls upon the Government to join the Obama administration in achieving these national security goals.

Signatures by party: Labour 34, Liberal Democrat 9, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.