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Follow-up to Israel-Palestine conflict inquiry

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee written evidence; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Foreign Affairs Committee

Date

14 July 2026

Reference

HC 513 2026-27

House

House of Commons

Follow-up to Israel-Palestine conflict inquiry

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Foreign Affairs Committee

Date

7 July 2026

Reference

HC 513 2026-27

House

House of Commons

Africa: Landmines

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of reducing humanitarian aid funding in Africa on landmine disposal.

Asked by

Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 December 2025

Reference

100049

House

House of Commons

Landmines: Bomb Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what conversations she has had with her international counterparts on (a) the impact of global aid cuts to humanitarian aid and (b) the impact those cuts will have on landmine disposal.

Asked by

Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 December 2025

Reference

100050

House

House of Commons

Update on Recovery in Lebanon and Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

The recent conflict in Lebanon caused great harm to the civilian populations in both Israel and Lebanon. A million people, a quarter of Lebanon’s population, were displaced by the fighting and in Israel 300,000 people were reported to have fled their homes or taken to shelters. Israel had every right...

Member

Hilary Benn (Labour)

Department

Department for International Development

Type

Written statements

Date

11 September 2006

Reference

449 c117-8WS

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance his Department provides to countries seeking to clear landmines within their borders; and in which countries de-mining programmes financially supported by his Department are operating. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 October 2004

Reference

425 c852W; 192675

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment his Department has made of progress with the removal of land mines in Angola. - Inc figures.

Asked by

John Lyons (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2004

Reference

423 c1161W; 183689

House

House of Commons

Written Statement on the adoption of a new legally binding Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War at the meeting of the state parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva on 27-28 November 2003

Member

Denis MacShane (Labour)

Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written statements

Date

16 December 2003

Reference

415 c135WS;415 c133-4WS

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Baroness Amos had with the Government of Angola regarding (a) illegal diamond trafficking, (b) mine removal programmes, (c) the peace process in that country and (d) humanitarian aid to that country during her recent visit to...

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 2003

Reference

101801; 401 c287-8W;401 c286-7W

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

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government is giving to Angola in the clearance of landmines. - Inc figures.

Asked by

John Lyons (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 January 2003

Reference

91819; 398 c309W

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the landmine problems in Angola; and how much money her Department has given to de-mining programmes in Angola. - Includes figures. (Printed on 16.12.2002 in Bound Volume 396 c562-3W)

Asked by

Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 2002

Reference

396 c701W;396 (Not in Bound Volume); 87072

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

Asked by

Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2002

Reference

87072; 396 (Not in Daily Part);396 c562-3W

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, what proportion of grants to commercial organisations for humanitarian mine clearance in Kosovo has been taken as profit. - Inc fact that profit details are commercially confidential.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 March 2001

Reference

155996; 365 c723W

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

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the export of demining vehicles to the HALO Trust in Kosovo.

Asked by

Rachel Squire (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 June 2000

Reference

128297; 352 c536W

House

House of Commons

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