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Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill [Lords]

I will not deal with a theoretical, a hypothetical or a speculative; as may be judged from my demeanour, I will go straight to the issue on which the Minister and I have had so many disputes—the European Union. In the United Kingdom, which is a member of the European Union, the situation that my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Lidington) has set out could easily arise. The Minister has repeatedly asserted the virtues of measures such as the European arrest warrant. There is a thing called aiding and abetting, and there is the question of accessories, too. A whole range of criminal law considerations can arise in relation to matters of the kind that we are discussing. The provisions deal with questions relating to offences—that is what clause 2 is all about. Those offences are serious. Indeed, a person guilty of an offence""is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years"," so we are dealing with very serious matters. Will the Minister confirm that there is indeed a problem regarding the European Union?