Landmines
Commons · Question 48938 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 May 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
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
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 12 May 2025
In 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...