Written question asked by Dan Carden (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 15 March 2019. It was answered by Penny Mordaunt (Conservative) on Monday, 18 March 2019 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Landmines: Bomb Disposal
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to ensure that its work on landmines will be updated to include appropriate responses to the rise in the global use of improvised explosive devices.
- Answer
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The DFID Global Mine Action Programme tackles the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in 14 of the most heavily contaminated countries in the world, including those contaminated by abandoned improvised explosive devices. As set out in the UK’s policy document on mine action, ERW includes abandoned improvised explosive devices.
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- 232098
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Development aid Bomb disposal Landmines Improvised explosive devices
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