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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) quantity, (b) spread and (c) location of (i) mines, (ii) unexploded cluster bomb submunitions and (iii) unexploded conventional munitions in Afghanistan; what efforts are (A) planned and (B) underway to locate, defuse and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) quantity, (b) spread and (c) location of (i) mines, (ii) unexploded cluster bomb submunitions and (iii) unexploded conventional munitions in Afghanistan; what efforts are (A) planned and (B) underway to locate, defuse and...
Asked by
Angus Robertson
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 October 2003
For answer on
17 November 2003
Answered on
17 November 2003
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the (a) quantity, (b) spread
and (c) location of (i) mines, (ii) unexploded cluster bomb submunitions and (iii) unexploded conventional munitions in Afghanistan;
what efforts are (A) planned and (B) underway to locate, defuse and remove these munitions; what countries are participating in
these efforts; and if he will make a statement. [133320]
Mr. Ingram: Responsibility for the assessment and clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Afghanistan rests with that nation's
ruling authorities. The majority of the assessment and the clearance of UXO is conducted by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO)
and commercial demining companies, in many cases working under the auspices of the United Nations. At the end of 2002, independent
assessment showed that some 263 square kilometres of land had been cleared of UXO.
The Ministry of Defence carries out assessments of the quantity, spread and location of mines and UXO to ensure the force protection
of our Service personnel or to counter any immediate threat to civilian life in Afghanistan. Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal
(EOD) capability is currently provided by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Croatia as part of the International
Stabilisation and Assistance Force (ISAF).
Subjects
Ammunition; Armed conflict; Bombs; Bomb disposal; Landmines; Afghanistan
Date
17 November 2003
Reference
133320; 413 c504W
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Amos
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Bombs; Bomb disposal; Landmines; Politics and government; Security; Afghanistan; Reconstruction
Date
13 October 2003
Reference
653 c607
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What progress has been made in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and the creation of a stable and peaceful society. - Inc figures.
What progress has been made in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and the creation of a stable and peaceful society. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Lord Dubs
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Amos
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
13 October 2003
Answered on
13 October 2003
Subjects
Bombs; Bomb disposal; Landmines; Politics and government; Security; Afghanistan; Reconstruction
Date
13 October 2003
Reference
653 c607
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on the security situation outside Kabul and the number of landmines and unexploded bombs.
1st supplementary on the security situation outside Kabul and the number of landmines and unexploded bombs.
Asked by
Lord Dubs
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
13 October 2003
Subjects
Bombs; Bomb disposal; Landmines; Politics and government; Security; Afghanistan; Reconstruction
Date
13 October 2003
Reference
653 c607
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Amos
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Dubs
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
What progress has been made in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and the creation of a stable and peaceful society. - Inc figures.
Subjects
Bombs; Bomb disposal; Landmines; Politics and government; Security; Afghanistan; Reconstruction
Date
13 October 2003
Reference
653 c607
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the clearing of landmines in Afghanistan. - Inc figures.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the clearing of landmines in Afghanistan. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Caroline Spelman
(Conservative)
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 September 2003
For answer on
15 September 2003
Answered on
15 September 2003
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the
clearing of landmines in Afghanistan. [130298]
Mr. Gareth Thomas: At the end of 2002 an estimated 850 square kilometres of land in Afghanistan were still contaminated with
anti-personnel and anti-tank landmines, as well as bombs dropped from aircraft and other explosive devices, such as mortars, which
fail to detonate on impact but are still capable of exploding when they are touched or moved. As many as 300 people per month were
injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance last year.
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is responsible for co-ordinating 15 non-governmental organisations on behalf of the
Government of Afghanistan for the clearing of mines and unexploded ordnance. We have provided £5.3 million funding to UNMAS over the
last three years for their clearance operations in Afghanistan.
Since 1989, 754 square kilometres of minefields and former battle areas have been cleared or declared safe. In addition, the
programme has overseen services that taught more than 2.4 million people how to identify and avoid mines and unexploded ordnance. In
2002 alone, the programme cleared mines and unexploded ordnance from about 111 square kilometres of land.
The Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan recently announced Afghanistan could be free from the threat of landmines and unexploded
ordnance by 2012 if clearance operations continue at current levels and if international donor support is sustained.
Subjects
Development aid; Bomb disposal; Landmines; Afghanistan
Date
15 September 2003
Reference
130298; 410 c549-50W;410 c555-6W
House
House of Commons