Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 48938
Landmines
Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of demining programmes on (a) the economy and (b) food security.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyIn countries with significant levels of contamination, demining programmes can have a huge impact on the economy and food security by releasing land for return to productive use. In Ukraine, for example, some 139,000 square kilometres of land need to be s...
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