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Dear Michael,

Our fight to get truly effective arms control regulations in the UK goes on. Recent amendments to the bill mean we are counting on you to act today.

Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, has recently allowed British equipment to go to the US for onward export to Israel. He did this simply by issuing new guidance on existing export licensing decisions. His actions make a mockery of attempts to develop truly effective controls on arms exports.

Oxfam has campaigned hard with your help to strengthen the Bill, but it is nowhere near tough enough. The Export Control Bill is in its final stages before becoming law – if we act quickly we can still make an impact.

Please write to the two influential Lords listed below, who we know are interested in the issue of arms controls. In your own words, ask them to:

uphold the House of Lords' hard-fought amendment to strengthen the sustainable development clause and reject the government's attempt to overturn this decision.

The Lords will be voting on this on 23 July, so there is no time to be lost in sending your letter

and ask them to write to the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, expressing concern over his new guidance and the lack of any debate prior to his decision.

Thank you for taking this action. Please forward this email to uam@oxfam.org.uk to confirm that you have written - that helps us know that you've made a difference.

Richard English

Lord Burnham
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW

Baroness Miller of Hendon
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW

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