Yemen: Cluster Munitions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Yemen: Cluster Munitions

John Bercow Excerpts
Tuesday 24th May 2016

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I earnestly hope that the hon. Lady was here at the start of the statement.

Tania Mathias Portrait Dr Mathias
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indicated assent.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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That is good enough for me.

Tania Mathias Portrait Dr Mathias
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Following on from the point made by my hon. and learned Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Sir Oliver Heald), will the Minister tell me what happened to the existing UK-manufactured cluster bombs when the UK signed the convention on cluster munitions?