Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill (HL). Lords Second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill [HL]
Debate on bills on Friday, 15 December 2006,
in the House of Lords,
led by Lord Dubs.
The answering
member was Baroness Crawley.
About these Parliamentary proceedings
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687 c1727-70Session
2006-07Legislative stage
Second readingChamber / Committee
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Proceeding contributions
Baroness Crawley | 687 c1766 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we take Kofi Annan’s view on this, which is to use the CCW framework as a starting point t...
Baroness Whitaker | 687 c1765 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I apologise for interrupting my noble friend, but does she accept that it is not quite the...
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Lord Dubs | 687 c1768-70 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate; it is one of the most ...
Lord Elton | 687 c1766 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, will the noble Baroness kindly remind us when the CCW was first convened and whether 2006 ...
Baroness Crawley | 687 c1766-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I refer to a first step on this aspect of looking at cluster munitions. The aspect has bee...
Baroness Whitaker | 687 c1736-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I appreciate the broader context set by the right reverend Prelate. In supporting the Bill...
Lord Ramsbotham | 687 c1738-40 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I join all those who have congratulated the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, on bringing this import...
Baroness Northover | 687 c1732-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I welcome this Bill and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, on introducing it so effec...
687 c1735-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is not entirely unheard of for judges to complain, usually in private, that they are so...
Lord Rea | 687 c1742 (Link to this contribution)
I am extremely sorry for the way in which the tenor of my thoughts moved. It was well beyond my scri...
Lord Rea | 687 c1740-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on introducing this extremely important Bill. I apologise t...
Lord Elton | 687 c1741-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord will forgive me for interrupting him. I find it difficult to do so because ...
Lord Dubs | 687 c1727-31 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time.
I start by thanking Landmine Acti...
Baroness Turner of Camden | 687 c1744-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I commend the action of my noble friend in introducing this Bill to outlaw the use of clus...
Earl Attlee | 687 c1745-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I remind the House of my interest as a serving TA officer. Indeed, my commanding officer c...
Lord Archer of Sandwell | 687 c1749-51 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I join my noble friend Lord Berkeley in congratulating my noble friend Lord Dubs on findin...
Lord Elton | 687 c1751-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I join other noble Lords not only in congratulating the noble Lord who introduced the Bill...
Lord Judd | 687 c1753-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am glad to speak in support of my noble friend Lord Dubs. This Bill is certainly an imme...
Lord Garden | 687 c1756-8 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, on giving us the opportunity to deb...
Lord Rea | 687 c1742 (Link to this contribution)
I will, in that case, conclude my remarks. I strongly support my noble friend’s Bill. I hope that th...
Lord Jay of Ewelme | 687 c1742-3 (Link to this contribution)
I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, on bringing forward this Bill. It is impo...
Bishop of Salisbury | 687 c1743-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for bringing this debate to your Lordshi...
Lord Berkeley | 687 c1761 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord said that 98 per cent of the people killed by cluster bombs were civilians....
Lord Garden | 687 c1759-60 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall come to the smart weapon in a moment. The general rate quoted by manufacturers for...
Lord Elton | 687 c1759 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, could the noble Lord help us on a technical point? I understood that the 5 per cent figure...
Baroness Crawley | 687 c1764-5 (Link to this contribution)
No, my Lords, it is not a financial problem but an issue of a capability gap with regard to our Arme...
Baroness Crawley | 687 c1762-3 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this has been a sombre, moving and highly informed debate, and I shall of course relay to ...
Lord Astor of Hever | 687 c1762 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I assure my noble friend that we will look very carefully into the point that he has raise...
Lord Elton | 687 c1762 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, could my noble friend take the opportunity to give a little gleam of hope to supporters of...
Lord Astor of Hever | 687 c1761-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am not saying that. Perhaps if the noble Lord listens I can develop the theme a little m...
Lord Davies of Oldham | 687 c1742 (Link to this contribution)
My noble friend misunderstands the situation. The Companion to the Standing Orders is clear that if ...
Lord Garden | 687 c1763 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the news of an earlier date is very welcome, but what is wrong with a date some time this ...
Lord Astor of Hever | 687 c1760-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we welcome the opportunity to debate cluster munitions. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Dubs,...
Lord Berkeley | 687 c1748-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Dubs on introducing the Bill. This is an appropriate d...
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