Concientious Objection

EDM number 115 in 1998-99, proposed by John McDonnell on 10/12/1998.

That this House supports the principle of conscientious objection as a basic human right; and therefore believes that tax payers should be permitted to pay that proportion of their income tax that would be spent on military purposes to a non-military security fund administered by Parliament, the aim of which would be to promote international understanding, mediation and reconciliation, including developing the use of peacekeeping task forces, the study of the causes and resolution of conflict, and research and development into the conversion of industry from military to non-military production.

This motion has been signed by a total of 44 MPs.