Lord Jenkins of Putney
Former Labour Peer
Former Labour Peer
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asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will move in the United Nations or the Security Council for the globally enforced abolition of nuclear weapons.
My Lords, my noble friend has given the affirmative Answer that I hoped for. As he says, the Government have long been committed to the idea of getting rid of nuclear weapons. Is not the time now right to follow the suggestion of the International Court of Justice to initiate discussions in the United Nations with a view to committing all the nations concerned to nuclear disarmament?
asked Her Majesty's Government: What happened to the proposal put to the United Nations by the Australian Government to ban nuclear weapons.
Former Labour Peer
Entered the House of Lords in 1981
Left the House of Lords on 26 January 2004
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