OTTAWA CONVENTION ON ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES

Early day motion 1387, tabled 3 June 1998 by David Marshall (Labour). Signed by 67 members.

That this House congratulates Her Majesty's Government as one of the first signatories of the Ottawa Convention on 3rd December 1997; supports the commitment of the Government to encourage other states to sign and ratify the Convention at the earliest opportunity; applauds the efforts of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to encourage through parliamentary action the early entry into force of the Convention; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to fulfil the stated aim to be one of the first 40 states to ratify the Convention and to make early arrangements for the introduction of the necessary legislation in this House to enable ratification to take place as soon as possible.

Signatures by party: Labour 51, Liberal Democrat 11, Labour/Co-operative 3, UUP 2.