Proposed by Councillor Tanner, seconded by Councillor Rush

Labour member motion

Oxford City Council has been a long-standing member of the Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) which has been working for over three decades to promote multilateral nuclear disarmament.

Oxford City Council is particularly concerned about the huge cost to the taxpayer of nuclear weapons, the risk posed by the regular transport of nuclear weapons on Oxfordshire’s roads and the continuing threat of nuclear war.

NFLA has worked with Mayors for Peace and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) to promote the International Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Over two thirds (122) of United Nations member states have agreed the TPNW.

Council regrets that the Governments of the existing nuclear weapon states, including the UK, refuse to support the Treaty. Council fully supports the TPNW as one of the most effective ways to bring about long-term and verifiable multilateral nuclear disarmament. Oxford City Council calls on the United Kingdom Government to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war by:

·         Renouncing the option of using nuclear weapons first;

·         Cancelling the programme to replace its entire Trident nuclear arsenal with enhanced weapons;

·         Actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to reduce and then eliminate their nuclear arsenals by supporting both the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons and the ‘Good Faith’ Protocols within the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Oxford City Council asks the Chief Executive of the Council to write to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the incoming UK Government and Oxford’s newly elected MPs to inform them of this resolution and urge them to take appropriate action.

Note: Similar resolutions have been agreed by Manchester City Council and Renfrewshire Council. The TPNW was agreed at the UN by 122 countries (including the Republic of Ireland) in July 2017 and is currently being ratified, a process that is expected to conclude in 2019.

This motion was not taken as the time allowed for debate had finished.

Proposed by Councillor Tanner, seconded by Councillor Rush

Labour member motion

Oxford City Council has worked with other Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) for over three decades to promote multilateral nuclear disarmament.

Oxford City Council is particularly concerned about the huge cost to the taxpayer of nuclear weapons, the risk posed by the regular transport of nuclear weapons on Oxfordshire’s roads and the continued threat of nuclear war.

The Council welcomes the International Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).  Around two thirds (122) of United Nations members states have agreed the TPNW. 

Council regrets that the governments of existing nuclear weapon states, including the United Kingdom, refuse to support the treaty.

Oxford City Council calls on the U.K. Government to lead a global effort prevent nuclear war by:

• Renouncing the options of using nuclear weapons first;
• Cancelling the replacement of Trident nuclear weapons with enhanced weapons;
• Actively pursuing verifiable agreements among nuclear-armed countries to reduce, and then eliminate, their nuclear arsenals.

Oxford City Council asks the Chief Executive to write to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the U.K. Government and Oxford’s MPs to inform them of this resolution and urge them to take appropriate action.

This motion was not taken as the time allowed for debate had finished.

Proposed by Councillor Tanner

Labour member motion

Oxford City Council has worked with other Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) for over three decades to promote multilateral nuclear disarmament.

Oxford City Council is particularly concerned about the huge cost to the taxpayer of nuclear weapons, the risk posed by the regular transport of nuclear weapons on Oxfordshire’s roads and the continued threat of nuclear war.

The Council welcomes the International Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).  Around two thirds (122) of United Nations members states have agreed the TPNW. 

Council regrets that the governments of existing nuclear weapon states, including the United Kingdom, refuse to support the treaty.

Oxford City Council calls on the U.K. Government to lead a global effort prevent nuclear war by:

•      Renouncing the options of using nuclear weapons first;

•      Cancelling the replacement of Trident nuclear weapons with enhanced weapons;

•      Actively pursuing verifiable agreements among nuclear-armed countries to reduce, and then eliminate, their nuclear arsenals.

Oxford City Council asks the Chief Executive to write to the U.K. Government and Oxford’s MPs to inform them of this resolution and urge them to take appropriate action.

This motion was not taken as the time allowed for debate had finished.

Proposed by Councillor Tanner

Labour member motion

Oxford City Council is a long-standing member of Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) which has been working for over three decades to promote multilateral nuclear disarmament.

Oxford City Council is particularly concerned about the huge cost to the taxpayer of nuclear weapons, the risk posed by other regular transport of nuclear weapons on Oxfordshire’s roads and the continued threat of nuclear war.

NFLA has worked to promote the International treaty to prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).  Over two thirds (122) of United Nations members states have agreed the TPNW. 

Council regrets that the governments of existing nuclear weapon states, including the United Kingdom, refuse to support the treaty.

Oxford City Council calls on the U.K. Government to lead a global effort prevent nuclear war by:

·         Renouncing the options of using nuclear weapons first;

·         Cancelling the replacement of the trident nuclear weapons with enhanced weapons;

·         Actively pursuing a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed countries to reduce, and then eliminate, their nuclear arsenals.

Oxford City Council asks the Chief Executive to write to the UK Government and Oxford’s MPs to inform them of this resolution and urge them to take appropriate action.

This motion was not taken as the time allowed for debate had finished.