Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Hamilton of Epsom (Conservative). It was answered on Tuesday, 8 October 2019.
Falkland Islands: Landmines
- Question
-
Does my noble friend agree that there is a great danger of conflating this issue with the very valuable work done by Diana, Princess of Wales, who was mindful that the landmines she was trying to clear were in areas of high population? This does not apply to the Falklands, where all the anti-personnel mines are fenced off. There is a minimal population there and people avoid going near the area where the mines are.
- Answer
-
My noble friend is correct that in the Falkland Islands the areas containing mines are clearly and carefully designated, but important work continues to ensure that we can rid the islands of mines altogether. I emphasise the point that the work done by Princess Diana, currently being led by His Royal Highness, provides focus on this important issue, to make it a priority for all countries that can assist in this area.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 799 c1994
- Session
- 2017-19
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Bomb disposal Landmines Falkland Islands
- Link
- View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2023-12-13 11:58:51 +0000
- URI
- http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2019-10-08/19100881000019
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2019-10-08/19100881000019
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2019-10-08/19100881000019