Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Malcolm Savidge (Labour), on Tuesday, 23 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 87 members in total.

GOVERNMENT POLICY ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

That this House welcomes the clear statement by the Defence Secretary in the House on 15th July, that British Government policy has not changed since John Major, during the Gulf War, explicitly rules out the use of British nuclear weapons against Iraq, even in reply to a chemical or biological attack on our forces, on the grounds that a proportionate response could be made using conventional weapons and that Britain would never breach the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

1707A1: delete 'on the grounds that' and insert 'as long as'.
1707A2: at end add 'and deplores the sending of any foolish and irresponsible signals to foreign dictators that they could use mass destruction weapons against British forces without fear of an appropriate response.'.

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Type: Early day motion
Reference: 1707; 1707A1; 1707A2
Session: 2001-02
Other sponsors: Ann Clwyd; Peter Kilfoyle; Tony Lloyd; Tom Clarke; Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Subjects: Iraq Nuclear weapons Policy Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Link: View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk

GOVERNMENT POLICY ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

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