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 Monday, 11 March 2002. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 11 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 steps she is taking to achieve an expansion of the mine action programme in Afghanistan. - Includes figures.

Answer: Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking to achieve an expansion of the mine action programme in Afghanistan. [40657] Clare Short: We have been supporting mine clearance in Afghanistan for many years. We have allocated £3 million through the United Nations Afghanistan Emergency Trust Fund for future humanitarian mine action interventions. This will cover mine clearance operations in Afghanistan, such as training, clearance of cluster bombs and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) and mines awareness activities. In addition we have provided £150,000 for the cost of two dedicated airlifts of demining equipment for the HALO Trust to begin demining operations.

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