Nuclear Weapons Convention
EDM number 1282 in 2008-09, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 02/04/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Arms control.
That this House notes the forthcoming 41st anniversary of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty; further notes the continued failure of the international community to abolish nuclear weapons or prevent their further 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 the recent 10th anniversary of the submission of a model nuclear weapons convention by Costa Rica to the United Nations for discussion; and calls upon the Government to work to achieve progress on multilateral negotions with the aim of achieving implementation of a nuclear weapons convention by 2020.
This motion has been signed by a total of 95 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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