Parliamentary Search

Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Trimble (Ulster Unionist Party), on Tuesday, 12 December 1995, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 7 members in total.

IRISH SUPPORT FOR DECOMMISSIONING OF ARMS

That this House welcomes the opinion poll published in the Sunday Tribune on 10th December 1995 which indicates that 45 per cent. of people in the Republic of Ireland think that the Irish Republican Army should decommission all of its arms before talks and that a further 31 per cent. think that the Irish Republican Army should decommission some of its arms before talks; notes that in total 76 per cent. of the people of the Irish Republic do not support either Sinn Fein/Irish Republican Army of the Dublin political establishment which have both taken issue with Her Majesty's Goverment insistence on the beginning of a process of decommissioning before talks; and further notes with regret that support for the Sinn Fein/Irish Republican Army position is highest among supporters of the Irish Labour Party led by Mr Dick Spring.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

IRISH SUPPORT FOR DECOMMISSIONING OF ARMS (203A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Harry Barnes (primary, Labour) and tabled on Thursday, 14 December 1995. It has been signed by 1 members in total.
leave out from 'talks' to end and add 'urges, in this context, the Loyalist and republican paramilitary groups to heed the calls by many people in these islands to begin the process of decommissioning with an initial disposal of part of their arsenals to enhance confidence in their intentions; further urges these groups to cease their involvement in so-called punishment beatings, as they did during the recent visit of President Clinton; encourages the provisional IRA to at least bring themselves into line with Combined Loyalist Military command by declaring that they will not be the first to use their weapons; and urges the provisional IRA to reveal the whereabouts of the disappeared, that is those murdered and concealed by the IRA, whose relatives wish to give them a decent burial and thereby come to terms with their grief.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
203 
203A1 
Session
1995-96
Subjects
IRA Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Weapons Sinn Féin Opinion polls
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk