Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 7 November 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 November 2000. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 13 November 2000 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent to date on clearing unexploded cluster munitions in Kosovo. - Includes figures.

Answer: Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much her Department has spent to date on clearing unexploded cluster munitions in Kosovo. [137987] Clare Short: We have funded five organisations to carry out emergency clearance of anti-personnel landmines and unexploded ordnance, including cluster bomb units. Two of these organisations have been exclusively tasked with cluster munition clearance, while the other three have undertaken this task as part of a broader programme of unexploded ordnance clearance. We provided over £6 million during the 1999-2000 financial year for the clearance of mines and unexploded ordnance in Kosovo. So far this year we have committed a further £6.6 million.

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