Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 26 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 March 2001. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Thursday, 29 March 2001 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of grants to commercial organisations for humanitarian mine clearance in Kosovo has been taken as profit. - Inc fact that profit details are commercially confidential.

Answer: Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of grants to commercial organisations for humanitarian mine clearance in Kosovo has been taken as profit. [155996] Clare Short: Under the terms of the contracts between DFID and the commercial organisations engaged for mine clearance work in Kosovo, profit details are commercially confidential. DFID operates well established procurement and contractual procedures designed to ensure value for money.

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