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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent since 2017 on landmine clearance; how many landmines have been cleared with that funding; and what proportion of those landmines were (a) manufactured landmines and (b) improved explosive devices.

Asked by

Dan Carden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 March 2019

For answer on

18 March 2019

Answered on

18 March 2019

Since 2017 my Department has spent over £49million on programmes that reduce the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). As set out in the UK’s policy document on mine action, this includes abandoned improvised explosive devices.

My Department measures the impact of mine action programmes by the amount of land released and available for productive use, rather than the number of devices removed, and through the number of beneficiaries of mine risk education. Programmes deliver life-saving mine risk education sessions to ensure communities living in some of the most heavily contaminated places in the world understand the dangers of landmines and ERW. Since 2017, we have supported over 17,000 mine risk education sessions benefitting nearly 400,000 boys, girls, men and women.

The mine action programme releases land in some of the most heavily contaminated countries in the world, ensuring communities can to return to their homes, travel safely to school and work, and farm their own land. In Iraq the removal of mines and improvised devices is enabling the return of displaced people to areas liberated from Daesh, where civilians are returning voluntarily to find their homes and public facilities significantly contaminated by abandoned improvised explosive devices.

The UK also supports national mine action authorities to manage their clearance of their own contamination more efficiently including training staff on quality assurance techniques and improving national mine action databases to make the most effective use of resources and ensure the most vulnerable communities have their land cleared.

Date

18 March 2019

Reference

232097

House

House of Commons

Landmines

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on the clearance of landmines and improvised explosive devices in the last 12 months.

Asked by

Lord Spellar (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2018

Reference

189555

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the Global Conflict Prevention Pool has been spent on human rights since its inception; what proportion of the Global Conflict Prevention Pool has gone on mine clearance. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

431 c357W;431 c356W; 217320;217321

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which areas of Kosovo remain polluted or contaminated as a result of the NATO military action in 1999; what plans there are to remove and remediate this contamination; what resources have been set aside to carry out this clean-up;...

Asked by

Llew Smith (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 December 2004

For answer on

10 January 2005

Answered on

10 January 2005

Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which areas of Kosovo remain polluted or contaminated as a result of the NATO military action in 1999; what plans there are to remove and remediate this contamination; what resources have been set aside to carry out this clean- up; and if he will make a statement on the future of Kosovo. [205900] Mr. MacShane: Data on residual mines and other unexploded ordnance in Kosovo is supplied to us by the United Nations interim administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). At present there are 37 individual dangerous areas left to clear. These areas are mostly in the Dulje Pass close to the Prizren area or along the border with Albania. However, more contaminated areas are likely to be discovered as the population returns to areas which have not been occupied since the conflict. Following NATO intervention in Kosovo to avert an immediate and overwhelming humanitarian disaster, the UK was the first country to have de-miners on the ground in Kosovo. The UK Government have spent over £10 million on de-mining activities in the Balkans, over £5 million of which was spent in 1999-2000 on de- mining in Kosovo. Their de-mining activities have included clearance of unexploded munitions such as cluster bomb submunitions but also cover residual mines and other unexploded ordnance laid (both in set minefields and scattered randomly) during the Serbian- Albanian conflict. The UK Government provide funding to the HALO Trust which is one of the agencies involved in helping to clear the remaining mined areas that have been identified. UK Government funding is also provided to a Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) capacity building project with Handicap International through the Global Conflict Prevention Pool. UNMIK has an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) management team whose role is one of coordination, planning and management of the ongoing clearance by all the parties involved: KFOR, KPC and NGOs. The UNMIK EOD team is in effect the primary mine clearing authority. There will be a formal review in mid 2005 of Kosovo's progress in meeting the standards laid down by the UN (Kosovo Standards Implementation Plan (KSIP)). If Kosovo has made the necessary progress, then a process will begin to determine its final status in accordance with UNSCR 1244 (1999). If progress is insufficient, then there will be another review at a later date.

Date

10 January 2005

Reference

205900; 429 c24-5W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 2004/1907

Deposited by

Ministry of Defence

Type

Deposited papers

Date

1 July 2004

Reference

HINF 2004/1907

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent on (a) humanitarian mine clearance, (b) commercial mine clearance (c) military initiatives, (d) mine awareness, (e) victim assistance and (f) research and development for mine clearance in 2002. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 February 2003

For answer on

4 March 2003

Answered on

4 March 2003

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much was spent on (a) humanitarian mine clearance, (b) commercial mine clearance (c) military initiatives, (d) mine awareness, (e) victim assistance and (f) research and development for mine clearance in 2002. [100011] Clare Short: The information is as follows: (a) DFID estimates that it will spend approximately £9 million on Humanitarian Mine Clearance in 2002-03. This figures also includes some integrated mine awareness activities. As programmes are often integrated separate costs of awareness are not available. (b) DFID has not funded commercial mine clearance. There are no records of UK commercial demining activities currently available in Department of Trade and Industry. (c) Military mine clearance has taken place in the Balkans since 1992. This is not funded by DFID. UK military advisers have been attached to UN Mine Action Centres assisting in the development of mine action programmes. They have also supervised the mine clearance carried out by the Entity Armed Forces and provided mine awareness to local populations. The Mine Information Training Centre (MITC) has provided mine awareness training to over 30,000 people. The MOD has also continued to monitor minefields in the Falkland Islands. This work is part of the wider responsibilities of those involved and is impossible to cost accurately. (d) DFID has contributed £300,000 to UNICEF for specific mine awareness activities. (e) Assistance to landmine victims is additional to our mine programme. Mine victims benefit from our mainstream health and population and social development programmes, as well as specific humanitarian programmes assisting the disabled. It is not possible to disaggregate expenditure figures for landmine victims. (f) DFID estimates that it will spend £1,400,000 on research and development in 2002-03 in connection with Humanitarian Mine Action.

Date

4 March 2003

Reference

100011; 400 c955-6W;400 c947-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the expenditure was on humanitarian mine clearance in each year since 1997, broken down by country. - Inc table and ref to 365 c721-4W, 29 March 2001.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

25 February 2003

For answer on

4 March 2003

Answered on

4 March 2003

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the expenditure was on humanitarian mine clearance in each year since 1997, broken down by country. [100010] Clare Short: For details relating to the period 1997 to 2000, I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave her on 29 March 2001 (Official Report, column 721W). The figures for 2000 to 2003 are given in the table below: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country 2000-01 (£) 2001-02 (£) 2002-03 (£ estimated) Afghanistan 3,150,000 1,800,000 Albania 369,648 Chad 369,648 Croatia 150,000 Eritrea 544,151 694,540 Guinea Bissau 120,000 Lebanon 387,296 Nicaragua 283,000 189,000 378,000 Cambodia 1,430,571 1,000,000 500,000 Northern Iraq 616,100 500,000 500,000 Jordan 270,000 197,402 Laos 616,689 300,000 Georgia 438,616 500,000 325,000 Kosovo 8,700,000 2,000,000 Thailand 300,000 Bosnia 500,000 Croatia 326,529 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The balance of the DFID spend on Humanitarian Mine Action is via the UN and not ring fenced for specific countries.

Date

4 March 2003

Reference

100010; 400 c957W;400 c948W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent by his Department in 2001-02 on the research and development of new technology to detect and remove landmines.

Asked by

Brian White (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 July 2002

Reference

69312; 389 c162W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much unexploded ordnance he estimates has been left by British forces in Kenya in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002; and if he will make a statement; how much unexploded ordnance he estimates has...

Asked by

Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 April 2002

Reference

384 c485W;384 c483W; 49991;49996

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent by the Government on (a) humanitarian mine clearance, (b) commercial mine clearance, (d) military initiative mine clearance, (d) mine awareness, (e) victim assistance and (f) research and development for mine clearance in 2001-02. - Table given.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 2002

Reference

43878; 382 c471W;382 c469W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the organisations to which the Government has given money for the purposes of mine clearance in 2001-02, specifying the amount given in each case. - Inc table.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 March 2002

For answer on

21 March 2002

Answered on

21 March 2002

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the organisations to which the Government have given money for the purposes of mine clearance in 2001-02, specifying the amount given in each case. [43876] Clare Short: The table gives the figures requested. Estimated final outturn 2001-02 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Organisation £ The HALO Trust (bilateral) 1,150,000 Mines Advisory Group (MAG) (bilateral) 1,000,000 United Nations Mine Action Service (UNIMAS) 5,000,000 UNICEF (Mines Awareness) 500,000 International Trust Fund for De-mining--Bosnia 500,000 Organisation of American States (Nicaragua de-mining) 189,000 BACTEC de-mining (Kosovo) 15,000 DSL (Kosovo) 750,000 ELS (Kosovo) 22,000 QinetiQ 100,000 UNDP 2,100,000 Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian De-mining (GICHD) 1,000,000 Cranfield Mine Action 221,000 Landmine Monitor 30,000 DISARMCO (Research and Development) 61,000 ERA (Research and Development) 117,000 12,605,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

21 March 2002

Reference

43876; 382 c470W;382 c468W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what Government expenditure was on humanitarian mine clearance in 2001-02, broken down by country. - Inc table.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 March 2002

For answer on

21 March 2002

Answered on

21 March 2002

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what Government expenditure was on humanitarian mine clearance in 2001-02, broken down by country. [43877] Clare Short: Estimated Government expenditure for 2001-02 on mine action programmes by country is indicated in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Amount (£) Afghanistan 3,150,000 Eritrea 694,540 Nicaragua 189,000 Cambodia 1,000,000 Northern Iraq 206,137 Jordan 197,402 Laos 300,000 Georgia 500,000 Bosnia 500,000 Croatia 326,529 Kosovo 2,000,000 Global contribution to UNMAS and UNDP 2,600,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

21 March 2002

Reference

43877; 382 c470W;382 c468W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent by the UK Government on (a) humanitarian mine clearance, (b) commercial mine clearance, (c) military initiative mine clearance, (d) mine awareness, (e) victim assistance and (f) research and development for mine clearance in 2000-01. - Inc table.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 July 2001

For answer on

11 July 2001

Answered on

11 July 2001

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much was spent by the UK Government on (a) humanitarian mine clearance, (b) commercial mine clearance, (c) military initiative mine clearance, (d) mine awareness, (e) victim assistance and (f) research and development for mine clearance in 2000-01. [3389] Clare Short: Disbursements are as follows: 2000-01 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ (a) Humanitarian Mine Clearance {1}14,500,000 (c) Mine Awareness 500,000 (d) Research and Development 1,000,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes integrated mine awareness activities. As programmes are often integrated separate costs of awareness are not available. Notes: 1. All expenditure by Department of International Development (DFID) 2. Military mine clearance has taken place in the Balkans since 1992. Military advisers have been attached to UN Mine Action Centres assisting in the development of mine action programmes. They have also supervised the mine clearance carried out by the Entity Armed Forces and provided mine awareness to local populations. The Mine Information Training Centre (MITC) at Minley has provided mine awareness training to over 30,000 people. The MOD has also continued to monitor minefields in the Falkland Islands. This work is part of the wider responsibilities of those involved and is impossible to cost accurately. 3. DFID has not funded commercial mine clearance. There are no records of UK commercial demining activities currently available in Department of Trade and Industry. 4. Assistance to land mine victims is additional to our mine action programme. Mine victims benefit from our mainstream health and population and social development programmes, as well as specific programmes assisting the disabled. It is not possible to disaggregate expenditure figures for land mine victims.

Date

11 July 2001

Reference

3389; 371 c529-30W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list Government expenditure on humanitarian mine clearance in 2000-01, broken down by country. - Inc table.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 July 2001

For answer on

11 July 2001

Answered on

11 July 2001

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list Government expenditure on humanitarian mine clearance in 2000-01, broken down by country. [3388] Clare Short: Government expenditure on mine action programmes is indicated in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ Albania 369,648 Cambodia 1,430,571 Chad 270,000 Croatia 150,000 Eritrea/Ethiopia 544,151 Georgia 456,259 Guinea Bissau 120,000 Iraq 616,100 Jordan 270,000 Laos 616,889 Lebanon 387,297 Nicaragua 283,000 Thailand 300,000 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Kosovo) 7,899,020 Global/Regional 4,000,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

11 July 2001

Reference

3388; 371 c530W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what Government expenditure was on humanitarian mine clearance for each year since 1996, broken down by country. - Table given.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 March 2001

For answer on

29 March 2001

Answered on

29 March 2001

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what Government expenditure was on humanitarian mine clearance for each year since 1996, broken down by country. [155897] Clare Short: Government expenditure on mine action programmes is indicated in the table: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 Afghanistan 1,050,000 2,106,500 920,000 1,900,000 Albania -- -- -- 50,070 Angola -- -- -- -- Bosnia -- -- -- -- Cambodia 1,058,700 689,686 693,000 2,274,000 Chad -- -- -- -- Croatia -- -- -- 100,000 Egypt 500,000 87,308 -- -- Eritrea/Ethiopia -- -- -- -- Georgia -- -- 220,781 -- Guinea Bissau -- -- -- 138,860 Iraq 785,000 658,972 740,000 451,764 Jordan -- -- -- 587,156 Laos 148,307 101,250 500,000 833,351 Lebanon -- -- -- -- Mozambique 408,900 487,500 362,500 -- Nicaragua -- -- -- 283,000 Thailand -- -- -- -- Yemen 47,772 -- -- -- Federal Republic of 275,000 -- -- 5,664,339 Yugoslavia (Kosovo) Global/Regional -- {1}200,000 {2}375,000 90,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded activities. {2} Value of surplus equipment re-deployed by DFID and MOD to mine clearance projects. Notes: 1. Figures for 2000-01 will be available June 2001. 2. Expenditure by Department for International Development unless otherwise stated.

Date

29 March 2001

Reference

155897; 365 c721-4W;365 c721-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent by Government on (a) humanitarian mine clearance, (b) commercial mine clearance, (c) military initiative mine clearance, (d) mine awareness, (e) victim assistance and (f) research and development for mine clearance in each year since 1996. - Table...

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 March 2001

For answer on

29 March 2001

Answered on

29 March 2001

Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much was spent by Government on (a) humanitarian mine clearance, (b) commercial mine clearance, (c) military initiative mine clearance, (d) mine awareness, (e) victim assistance and (f) research and development for mine clearance in each year since 1996. [155893] Clare Short: Disbursements are as follows: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 (a) Humanitarian mine {3}4,288,860 {3}4,149,642 {3}3,990,468 12,300,000 clearance{1} {4}65,082 {4}200,000 {4}250,000 {4}35,000 (b) Military initiative -- -- 205,000 -- mine{2} -- -- {5}125,000 -- (c) Mine awareness 70,000 {4}250,000 -- 1,292,339 (d) Research and development -- 376,673 548,343 500,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes clearance of anti-personnel landmines and other unexploded ordnance as well as mines awareness. As programmes are often integrated separate costs of awareness are not available. {2} Military mine clearance have taken place in the Balkans since 1992. Military advisers have been attached to UN Mine Action Centres assisting in the development of mine action programmes. They have also supervised the mine clearance carried out by the Entity Armed Forces and provided mine awareness to local populations. The Mine Information Training Centre (MITC) at Minley has provided mine awareness training to over 30,000 people. The MOD has also continued to monitor minefields in the Falkland Islands. This work is part of the wider responsibilities of those involved and is impossible to cost accurately. {3} Includes integrated mine awareness activities. {4} Payment made from Foreign and Commonwealth Office funds. {5} Value of surplus equipment re-deployed to mine clearance projects. Notes: 1. Figures for 2000-01 will be available June 2001. 2. Expenditure by Department of International Development (DFID) unless otherwise indicated. DFID has not funded commercial mine clearance. There are no records of UK commercial demining activities currently available in Department of Trade and Industry.

Date

29 March 2001

Reference

365 c721-2W;365 c721W; 155893

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of funds made available through the UN Mine Action Service to support the work of the Croatian Mine Action Centre in 1999 to 2001 was expended on UNMAS administrative costs. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 March 2001

Reference

155896; 365 c723W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what money has been allocated to the clearance of unexploded ordinance, with particular reference to cluster munitions dropped by the RAF in Kosovo. - Includes figure.

Asked by

Lord Robathan (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 July 2000

Reference

353 c454W;353 c452W; 129936

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the ultra-wide band synthetic aperture radar programme; what has been the cost of the system to date; and if he will make a statement. - Including figure.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 February 2000

Reference

343 c675W; 106158

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money annually has been spent by her Department on humanitarian demining since 1991. - Table given.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 October 1999

For answer on

25 October 1999

Answered on

25 October 1999

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much money annually has been spent by her Department on humanitarian demining since 1991. [94665] Clare Short: My Department's bilateral disbursements on humanitarian mine action are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year £ million 1991-92 0.360 1992-93 1.769 1993-94 3.152 1994-95 5.969 1995-96 4.844 1996-97 4.369 1997-98 4.656 1998-99 5.824 1999-2000{1} 12.400 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Commitments to date including Kosovo

Date

25 October 1999

Reference

94665; 336 c708W

House

House of Commons

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