Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Neil Gerrard (Labour), on Monday, 10 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 37 members in total.

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USE OF THE VETO IN THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL

That this House notes that the Prime Minister has said that he and President Bush will not be bound by the unreasonable use of the veto by another country on a further resolution concerning Iraq at the United Nations Security Council; notes that within the Charter of the United Nations the veto is available to the five permanent members of the Security Council and that there is no provision for it to be ignored; and considers that claiming the right to ignore the veto if this would lead to an unacceptable outcome for the United Kingdom and United States Governments, whether such action is taken or not, undermines the United Nations and means that there is no reason for any other country on this or other issues in the future to respect the use of the veto by this country or the United States of America.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

706 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Armed conflict Iraq International cooperation Military alliances Voting methods UN resolutions UN Security Council

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk