ARMS TRADE

Early day motion 2166, tabled 12 September 2011 by Caroline Lucas (Green). Signed by 84 members.

That this House notes that the arms export priority markets for the UK Trade and Investment's Defence and Security Organisation in 2010-11 included Algeria, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; further notes that, with the exception of Libya, these sales efforts continue; is concerned by the inherent conflict between the Government's promotion of military exports and its stated desire to help protect human rights overseas; and therefore calls on the Government to end the export of military equipment to all authoritarian regimes.

Signatures by party: Labour 49, Liberal Democrat 23, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Scottish National Party 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Green 1, Independent 1.