Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ratify Protocol V of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons; and when that convention will be ratified by the House.
The comprehensive cross-Government review of Protocol V ratification continues. We hope to conclude shortly, and will update more fully at that point. The UK already abides by the spirit of the protocol and existing UK Armed Forces operational policy and practice are in line with obligations. We remain committed to its humanitarian aims.