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Dept for International Development

Answer

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what Government expenditure was on humanitarian mine clearance for each year since 1996, broken down by country. [155897] Clare Short: Government expenditure on mine action programmes is indicated in the table: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 Afghanistan 1,050,000 2,106,500 920,000 1,900,000 Albania -- -- -- 50,070 Angola -- -- -- -- Bosnia -- -- -- -- Cambodia 1,058,700 689,686 693,000 2,274,000 Chad -- -- -- -- Croatia -- -- -- 100,000 Egypt 500,000 87,308 -- -- Eritrea/Ethiopia -- -- -- -- Georgia -- -- 220,781 -- Guinea Bissau -- -- -- 138,860 Iraq 785,000 658,972 740,000 451,764 Jordan -- -- -- 587,156 Laos 148,307 101,250 500,000 833,351 Lebanon -- -- -- -- Mozambique 408,900 487,500 362,500 -- Nicaragua -- -- -- 283,000 Thailand -- -- -- -- Yemen 47,772 -- -- -- Federal Republic of 275,000 -- -- 5,664,339 Yugoslavia (Kosovo) Global/Regional -- {1}200,000 {2}375,000 90,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded activities. {2} Value of surplus equipment re-deployed by DFID and MOD to mine clearance projects. Notes: 1. Figures for 2000-01 will be available June 2001. 2. Expenditure by Department for International Development unless otherwise stated.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

155897; 365 c721-4W;365 c721-3W

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Developing countries Development aid Bomb disposal Expenditure Humanitarian aid Landmines

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