Non Proliferation Treaty

EDM number 271 in 1994-95, proposed by Alan Simpson on 13/12/1994.

That this House notes that the five declared nuclear weapon states, including the United Kingdom, are committed under Article VI of the NPT to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date, to nuclear disarmament and for a treaty on general and complete disarmament; considers that Her Majesty's Government's support for an indefinite and unconditional extension of the NPT does not do enough to strengthen the international non-proliferation regime; believes that the future success of the Treaty depends on progress by the nuclear weapon states on fulfilling Article VI; believes additional pressure for a nuclear weapon-free world can be maintained by fixed period extensions of the NPT linked to progress on fulfilling Article VI; and therefore calls on Her Majesty's Government to support this position at the NPT Conference in April 1995 and to announce that it is ready to start negotiations towards a treaty to eliminate all nuclear weapons.

This motion has been signed by a total of 62 MPs.