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Written question asked by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 28 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 March 2002. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 March 2002 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Dept for International Development

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the amount of unexploded bomblets emanating from cluster bombs in Afghanistan. - Includes figures.
Answer

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment has been made of the amount of unexploded bomblets emanating from cluster bombs in Afghanistan. [40655] Clare Short: The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has been notified by coalition forces of 188 sites where cluster bombs were used. UNMAS has estimated the number of bombs used and made an estimate of how many bomblets may be unexploded, but exact numbers are impossible to verify.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
40655; 381 c1128W;381 c1130W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Bombs Bomb disposal Afghanistan
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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