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Campaign Against Arms Trade today revealed investments by leading UK public institutions including: The British Medical Association Staff Pension Fund The United Reform Church Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund RSPCA NHS Trusts Hospices and hospitals (including St. Bartholomew’s Hospital) Scottish National Trust local authorities across London and the UK Northern Ireland Health and

Foreign secretary Robin Cook and International development minister Chris Mullin today opened a seminar on Small Arms in London. In light of their statements supporting small arms control it should be noted that 970 Single individual export licenses in the small arms category ML1were signed under Labour in 1999. Small arms destinations included Israel,

Peter Hain, FCO Minister, to Speak on United Nations Reform Date: Wednesday, 6th December 2000; 2.00pm – 5.00pm Venue: Public meeting at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London Lobbying in the House of Commons between 3.30pm – 7.00pm Today, Peter Hain MP, Minister of State for Foreign

Rachel Harford of Campaign Against Arms Trade said: It is shocking to learn that the Government is targeting India as a defence export market – describing it as one of the UK’s best-kept secrets. It is also appalling that at a time when India is under embargo by the US, the UK is not

Today Campaign Against Arms Trade has learnt that the Church of England has disinvested in GKN, a major arms export company with a record of sales to repressive regimes and developmentally needy countries. The Church has taken ‘ substantial review of the C of E’s investment in defence companies’. The Church’s Ethical Investment Advisory

Rachel Harford of Campaign Against Arms Trade said: Whilst we welcome the Government’s decision to bring in a system of licensing of arms brokers, as yet we have no details as to when this is to be introduced. Furthermore the government must complement such a system with regular end-use monitoring of arms sales. It

RAF Officer Advising Mercenaries Accused of Killing Civilians The UK Government is under fierce criticism following revelations that British armed forces have been working with mercenaries in Sierra Leone. A British squadron leader has been working with British mercenary Neil Ellis, who has previously worked for mercenary companies Sandline International and Executive Outcomes. Ellis

Government Criticised for Breach of Criteria on Arms Exports Campaign Against Arms Trade today welcomed the recommendations set out by the Quadrapartite Committee’s second report on Strategic Export Controls. For the first time the committee has made recommendations for prior parliamentary scrutiny of licence signing for arms exports which would allow for