OSLO CONFERENCE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS

That this House welcomes the declaration agreed at the Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions held on 22nd and 23rd February 2007 which commits the 46 signatory nations to conclude by 2008 a legally binding international instrument that will prohibit the use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians, and to establish a framework for co-operation and assistance that ensures adequate provision of care and rehabilitation to survivors and their communities, clearance of contaminated areas, risk education and destruction of stockpiles of prohibited cluster munitions; recognises the significance of the United Kingdom Goverment's support for the declaration; and urges the Government to set about disposing of its own stockpiles of these indiscriminate weapons that continue to kill and maim innocent civilians every day.