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Written question asked by Baroness Goudie (Labour) on Monday, 24 January 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 February 2022. It was answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 February 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Angola: Landmines

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the UK will spend on mine clearance in Angola this year.

Answer

Our Global Mine Action Programme (GMAP2) is forecasting spend of almost £1 million in Angola during this financial year (21/22) on mine clearance and other mine action activities such as risk education to help keep affected communities safe. This is additional to the £9.3 million we have already spent on mine action in Angola under GMAP2 since 2018.

As of September 2021, GMAP2 funded activity had cleared and confirmed safe over 27 million square metres of land in Angola (the equivalent of 3,784 football pitches) and provided 95,004 people with risk education. We are in the process of finalizing individual country allocations for the next financial year (22/23) under the next iteration of our global mine action programme (GMAP3).


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5616
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Bomb disposal Landmines Angola
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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