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Written question asked by Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 18 January 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 February 2022. It was answered by Baroness Goldie (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 January 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Autonomous Weapons

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the options beyond the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to address concerns about lethal autonomous weapons systems.

Answer

The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) remains the appropriate forum to address the challenges associated with the use of autonomy in weapon systems. The CCW Review Conference renewed the mandate of the Group of Government Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) and the UK will continue to play an active role in it, working with the international community to agree norms and positive obligations to ensure the safe and responsible use of autonomy.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5476
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Autonomous weapons
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk