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
The Bill would give Parliament and the devolved legislatures a formal role in scrutinising arms exports, and it would ban the use of lethal autonomous weapons. It also introduces transparency rules about arms exports and how drones and other remote weapons are used, aiming to strengthen accountability for defence-related activity.
Currently at the second reading in the House of Commons; after this it moves to committee stage for detailed examination, followed by further readings in both Houses if it progresses.
Generated 21 February 2026
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.
