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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made with mine clearing in Afghanistan; and whether the UK troops being deployed to Afghanistan in the coming months will be involved in mine clearing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made with mine clearing in Afghanistan; and whether the UK troops being deployed to Afghanistan in the coming months will be involved in mine clearing.
Asked by
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(Conservative)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 February 2006
For answer on
6 February 2006
Answered on
14 February 2006
DfID has provided support to mine clearance in Afghanistan over a number of years and takes the lead on larger-scale humanitarian decontamination operations. The following table shows the contributions covering the last three years.
Information obtained from the 2005 Landmine Monitor report estimates that the area of landmine contamination has been reduced from 1,350 square kilometres to 715 square kilometres. In 2004, over 33 square kilometres of mined areas and nearly 70 square kilometres of battle areas were cleared, destroying over 5,000 antipersonnel mines, 500 antivehicle mines and 1 million other explosives. Significant decreases in new casualties from landmines, Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) and cluster munitions compared with 2003 were also reported.Teams from the UK Explosive Ordinance Disposal group will react to newly discovered minefields and UXO where there is a threat to coalition forces or their mission. In emergencies, civilian groups can request support from the UK EOD. UK forces co-ordinate with the UN, DfID and civilian contractors to ensure that the threat to local populations from minefields is minimised. This approach will continue as the UK presence increases, though the situation will be kept under review.
| £ | |||
| HALO Trust | Mines Advisory Group (MAG) | United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) | |
| 2003–04 | — | — | 2,000,000 |
| 2004–05 | 879,668 | 583,708 | — |
| 2005–06 | 2,189,428 | — | 175,000 |
| (16) For coordination |
Subjects
Bomb disposal; Landmines; Afghanistan
Date
14 February 2006
Reference
49308; 442 c1888-9W;442 c1888-9W
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on role of HALO Trust and of British troops in Bosnia in clearing a large number of anti-personnel mines ?.
Supplementary on role of HALO Trust and of British troops in Bosnia in clearing a large number of anti-personnel mines ?.
Asked by
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 March 1998
Subjects
Bomb disposal; Landmines; Halo Trust
Date
9 March 1998
Reference
308 c11-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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House of Commons