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Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 May 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 15 May 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Dept for International Development

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources her Department has allocated for clearing unexploded cluster munitions in Iraq. - Inc figures.
Answer

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what resources her Department has allocated for clearing unexploded cluster munitions in Iraq. [112736] Hilary Benn: DFID has committed £4 million to the UN Mine Action service (UNMAS) and £80,883 to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG). £9 million has been committed to UNICEF, part of which is for mines education.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112736; 405 c393-4W;405 c392W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Development aid Bomb disposal Iraq
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk