Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 22 October 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 November 1999. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Friday, 5 November 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assist in the removal of undetonated landmines from Kosovo. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 2 November 1999).

Answer: Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to assist in the removal of undetonated land mines from Kosovo. [95973] Mr. Hoon: [holding answer 2 November 1999]: Since KFOR deployed, the UK has undertaken a great deal of work to ensure that Kosovo is made safe from unexploded ordnance (UXO) including undetonated Serbian land mines. The British Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams in Kosovo have been closely involved in marking minefields and clearing unexploded ordnance where it presents an immediate threat to life. All such sites in the UK-led sector of Kosovo have now been marked. KFOR as a whole has now cleared over 4,400 Serbian anti-personnel mines and 2,300 anti-tank mines.

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