Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2005

EDM number 873 in 2004-05, proposed by David Chaytor on 09/03/2005.

That this House recognises the overriding importance of the forthcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to be held between 2nd and 29th May; welcomes the visit to the United Kingdom of the Chairman of the Conference, Ambassador Sergio de Queiroz Duarte of Brazil; is deeply concerned about the Foreign Office's decision to rename the former Non-Proliferation Division as the Division for Counter Proliferation; is further concerned about the recent decision of the United States Administration to seek substantial budget increases for a new generation of small scale nuclear weapons; regrets that the United Kingdom has not yet implemented its unequivocal undertaking at the 2000 NPT Review Conference to work towards the total elimination of its nuclear arsenals by ruling out the replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system at the end of its current operational life; and urges the Government to co-operate as closely as possible with Ambassador Duarte to ensure that the 2005 NPT Review Conference reinforces the progress that was achieved at the 2000 conference.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.