Proceeding contribution from Chris Bryant (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 23 March 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill [Lords].

Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill [Lords]

But, if my hon. Friend will allow me to say so, that is to forget amendment 5, which is to remove the word "any". That is precisely the point. If we remove the word "any" and turn "may" into "shall", we would have to introduce everything as it is. There is no difference of view over the end-point that we want to arrive at, which is that there should be no cluster munitions on British overseas territories or anywhere under UK jurisdiction. We will move as quickly as we possibly can and I want to be able to do so with the assistance of the overseas territories.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 508 c181
Session: 2009-10
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Armed forces Decommissioning Deployment Arms control Cluster munitions Enforcement Powers of entry Prosecutions Treaties
Legislation: Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill (HL) 2009-10
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill [Lords]

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