Weapons Of Mass Destruction

EDM number 1556 in 2001-02, proposed by Lynne Jones on 03/07/2002.

That this House welcomes the Prime Minister's statement on BBC Newsnight 16th May that he believes weapons of mass destruction to be a 'real evil'; notes that the 1996 statement by 60 retired generals and admirals from any countries, including the UK and US, calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons; further notes that the UN General Assembly's call in 1996 and 1997 for immediate negotiations leading to the conclusion of a nuclear weapons convention and the 1997 European Parliament's call for support for negotiations leading to a nuclear weapons abolition convention; and calls upon the Prime Minister to work within the Security Council for such a convention and to make a statement to the House on how a US National Missile Defence programme would impact on efforts to reduce weapons of mass destruction.

This motion has been signed by a total of 41 MPs.