Negotiating A Nuclear Weapons Convention

EDM number 144 in 2009-10, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 19/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Arms control.

That this House notes the forthcoming nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in May 2010 and the opportunities it presents for progress on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation; endorses the unanimous opinion of the International Court of Justice that there exists an obligation to pursue in good faith, and bring to a conclusion, negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international control; further notes growing international support for negotiation of a Nuclear Weapons Convention to outlaw all nuclear weapons; and calls on the Government to give full support to negotiating a Nuclear Weapons Convention and to make this position absolutely clear at the NPT Review Conference.

This motion has been signed by a total of 139 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.