Written question asked by Helen Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 June 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 July 1999. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 July 1999 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, What measures her Department is taking to support reconstruction in Kosovo, with particular reference to assistance with mine clearance. (Failed OPQ) - Inc figures.

Answer: Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures her Department is taking to support reconstruction in Kosovo, with particular reference to assistance with mine clearance. [89776] Clare Short: The EU, with the support of the World Bank, will assume responsibility for reconstruction within the overall UN-led civil implementation structure. They will organise donor conferences over the coming months to mobilise the international effort. We are working to ensure that the arrangements for managing EU assistance are effective. We have already committed over £1.7 million in support of humanitarian mine actions and we are ready to do more through the United Nations Mine Action Co-ordination Centre (MACC) Kosovo programme.

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