Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Cohen (Labour), on Thursday, 18 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 21 members in total.

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UNITED STATES BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAMME

That this House notes the latest editorial of Liberation magazine, drawing on information from the Institute of Energy and Environmental Research, which states that the United States has produced dried and weapon size anthrax spores in far greater amounts than for the stated purpose of testing the United States's bio-defences, that according to respected British and American scientists the United States is attempting to develop biological cluster bombs and are researching the possibility of genetically engineering a new strain of antibiotic-resistant anthrax, and that this undermines and possibly violates the Biological Weapons Convention; and considers that the UK Government, along with the European Union should make strong representations to the United States and table an appropriate United Nations resolution, calling for a halt in this weapons of mass destruction programme.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1715 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Disclosure of information Chemical and biological warfare Chemical weapons Biological weapons Testing USA Anthrax Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk