MULTILATERAL NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT INITIATIVES

Early day motion 1237, tabled 21 March 2013 by Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House notes the Foreign and Commonwealth Office justifies UK non-attendance at the international meeting on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons in Oslo between 4 and 5 March 2013 on the grounds of the practical step-by-step approach that the UK is taking to progress multilateral nuclear disarmament through existing mechanisms such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) - 11 March 2013, Official Report, column 55W; believes that such events complement and assist the NPT process; further believes that the UK should indicate its intention to support initiatives towards disarmament at the NPT Preparatory Committee in Geneva in April; and urges the Government to commit to attend the next international meeting on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons in Mexico.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Green 1, Respect 1.