§ Baroness Lockwoodasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the United Kingdom submitted its 1997 return to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms and whether copies of the return will be placed in the Library of the House. [HL2018]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanHer Majesty's Government submitted their return to the UN Register covering conventional arms transfers in calendar year 1997 on 7 May. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House.
Our return includes information on types of weapons transferred, details of procurement from national production and details of military holdings which, for the first time, include the types of weapons held in six of the seven categories of weapons included on the register.
206WAWe attach great importance to the register as a confidence building and transparency measure. We will continue to work with our EU partners to encourage as many countries as possible to make a return to the register.