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Arms Export Controls

I appreciate the hon. Gentleman's point, and I will indeed say more about end use, but first I want to speak about progress on the introduction of an international arms trade treaty. As hon. Members will be aware, a resolution co-sponsored by the UK resulted in the UN mandating work on a treaty. Earlier this month, the first of two sessions of an open-ended working group on an arms trade treaty took place at the UN in New York. The second session will take place in July 2009 and the working group will discuss areas on which there could be consensus. That is a key step towards achieving a globally agreed and robust arms trade treaty of a high standard, and that point was raised by several hon. Members.