PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS (No. 2) (12 May 1998)

Motion Details

That this House condemns the government of India for detonating three nuclear devices in underground tests and then defying world opinion and protests by detonating two further devices; believes that such action is dangerously inflammatory in an unstable region; believes that testing nuclear weapons is a retrograde step in the current world climate; and calls upon the Government to make representations to India to cease all nuclear testing immediately and sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

Sponsored by:
Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
32
73%
 
 
Independent
8
18%
 
 
Speaker
1
2%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
2%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
2%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (44 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Julia Drown
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Sponsor)
Chorley
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Ind
Mr Ivan Lewis
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
SDLP
Mr Eddie McGrady
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
Christine Russell
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
LD
Angela Smith
Lab
Helen Southworth
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
SNP
Mr John Swinney
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise

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