A Bill to make provision about enabling arms exports oversight by the United Kingdom Parliament and the devolved Parliaments and Assemblies; to prohibit the use of lethal autonomous weapons; to make requirements about transparency in arms exports and the use of drones and other remote weapons; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 May 2021
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The Arms (Exports and Remote Warfare) Bill would give Parliament a formal role in supervising the UK's arms exports and how remote weapons are used. It would ban the use of lethal autonomous weapons and require greater transparency about arms exports and the deployment of drones and other remote weapons, with oversight shared between the UK Parliament and the devolved legislatures.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons, with its 1st reading having occurred in December 2020. After the 2nd reading, it would proceed to committee and further stages in both Houses.
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16 Dec 2020
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
