§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress made to ban the manufacture, export and use of anti-personnel land mines at the recent negotiations at the first review conference for the 1980 inhumane weapons convention in Geneva. [27140]
§ Mr. David DavisThe UN weaponry convention review conference is currently taking place in Geneva and is expected to be concluded on 3 May. We hope that significant new prohibitions and restrictions will be placed on the use and transfer of anti-personnel land mines taking us significantly closer to the goal of a total international ban on these weapons. The production of mines is not covered by the convention.