Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 18469
Minesweepers
Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to promote British soft power through the mine action sector.
Answer
Stephen DoughtyAttacks on humanitarian personnel in any circumstances are totally unacceptable, and it is deplorable for staff engaged in the already hugely dangerous work of demining in Ukraine to be killed or injured by Russian strikes. Russia's illegal invasion has l...
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