CLUSTER MUNITIONS

Early day motion 2723, tabled 11 October 2006 by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 68 members.

That this House recognises that the use of cluster munitions in Lebanon has caused unnecessary civilian harm; notes that this is part of a consistent pattern, over a 40 year period, of civilian harm during and after attacks as a result of cluster munition use, as illustrated in areas such as Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Eritrea, Iraq, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Sudan and Vietnam; notes that no instruments of international law currently apply specific controls on these weapons; and calls on the UK Government to support negotiations of an international instrument to address these problems effectively.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 29, Labour 28, Conservative 5, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Respect 1.