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Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act 2010
Summary
This Act makes it illegal in the UK to produce, use, or trade cluster munitions. It also bans UK citizens and organisations from helping other countries use these weapons. The law aims to protect civilians from the dangers of these weapons by removing them from use entirely.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means agreeing that cluster munitions (weapons that scatter many small bombs over a wide area) should be banned in the UK. Supporters believe these weapons cause unnecessary suffering to civilians, including long-term harm from unexploded bombs, and that banning them protects innocent people during and after conflicts.
A vote to oppose means
- —Some people might worry that banning these weapons could weaken the UK's military capabilities or defence options. Others might argue that the ban should be international rather than just UK-based, since other countries could still use cluster munitions elsewhere in the world.
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading8 Feb 2010
- 2nd reading17 Mar 2010
- Committee stage23 Mar 2010
- 3rd reading23 Mar 2010
Lords
- 1st reading19 Nov 2009
- 2nd reading8 Dec 2009
- Committee stage6 Jan 2010
- Report stage20 Jan 2010
- 3rd reading8 Feb 2010
Royal Assent25 Mar 2010
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