Written question asked by John Lyons (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 January 2003. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 January 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government is giving to Angola in the clearance of landmines. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Lyons: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance the Government is giving to Angola in the clearance of landmines. [91819] Clare Short: My Department has allocated £300,000 to UNDP for a project aimed at improving the effectiveness of mine action through strengthened coordination at the provincial level. DFID has also contributed US$ 50,000 in support of a mine action database. The United Kingdom contributed 19.7 per cent. of the 6 million euros which the EC has made available for mine action in Angola. This included 5 million euros to a variety of mine clearance agencies. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs recently contributed US$460,000 from its Emergency Response Fund for Angola (ERF) to clear the mines from some of the main transport arteries used to deliver emergency supplies. The United Kingdom was one of the main donors to this fund in 2002, contributing £1.5 million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 91819; 398 c309W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Bomb disposal International assistance Humanitarian aid Landmines Angola
Contains statistics: Yes
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