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Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for her comments and am reassured by her statement that the Ministry of Defence will require information on an annual basis. That goes some way to meeting the concern behind this amendment. We hear that the Ministry of Defence has a very large number of information officers, although noble Lords here may know more than I do about that. Perhaps some of them could divert their activities from "information outwards" regarding the Ministry of Defence and its affairs to "information inwards" and collecting details about the remaining cluster bombs being held under permitted purposes. That suggestion may be regarded as unhelpful but I make it from the point of view of a layman in these affairs. With the satisfaction of the assurances from the Minister, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 4 withdrawn. Clause 20 agreed. Clauses 21 to 33 agreed. Clause 34 : Commencement and short title Amendment 5 Clause 34 : Commencement and short title Amendment 5 Moved by