Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 18 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 40 members in total.

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NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AND A NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD

That this House applauds the Nuclear Security Project launched in the United States by George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn, and adds its voice to the endorsement by Lord Hurd, Lord Robertson, Lord Owen and the rt. hon. Member for Kensington and Chelsea in an article published in The Times on 30 June 2008; notes the gravity and importance of the issue; hopes that non-proliferation and the goal of a nuclear-free world will be a central plank of President-elect Obama's programme for government; acknowledges the importance of international co-operation from both nuclear and non-nuclear states in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons; calls on the Government to take the lead in efforts to achieve nuclear disarmament; and promises cross-party support for worthwhile efforts to achieve that aim.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

367A2

after `disarmament', insert `, for example, by cancelling the Trident upgrade programme which is out of step with the times.'.

367A1

at end add `and further calls on the Government to retain Trident for the time being.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

367 

367A2 

367A1 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Mark Durkan

Mike Hancock

David Howarth

Adrian Sanders

Subjects

Arms control

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk