HC Deb 25 November 1996 vol 286 c78W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with other member states of the European Union in respect of a common policy on the sale of land mines; and if he will make a statement. [5505]

Mr. David Davis

The EU has had a common moratorium on the export of all anti-personnel land mines to all destinations since 1 October, when it adopted a strengthened joint action on anti-personnel land mines. The UK has had such a moratorium in place since April.