Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 March 2010. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 March 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Cluster Munitions

Question: (2) by what mechanism his Department will ensure enforcement of the agreement that US cluster bombs should be removed from the UK.

Answer: The United States inventory of weapons is declared annually to the Ministry of Defence who ensure that all weapons are appropriately licensed and stored.The US has identified the cluster munitions on UK territory as exceeding their worldwide operational planning requirements. These cluster munitions will be removed from sites in the UK in 2010 and from all UK territories by 2013, as declared by Baroness Kinnock during the Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill Second Reading on 8 December 2009, Official Report, House of Lords, column 1020.

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