§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what assistance his Department is giving to the development of new technology for the clearance of anti-personnel land mines; [108592]
(2) what recent research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effectiveness of methods currently in use for anti-personnel land mines clearance; [108596]
(3) what research and development work has been funded by his Department since May 1997 into anti-personnel land mines clearance devices. [108593]
§ Dr. HowellsI refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Defence on 10 February 2000,Official Report, column 244W, and the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development on 8 February 2000, Official Report, column 91W.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next plans to meet representatives from Edinburgh University to discuss the funding of the Dervish anti-personnel land mines clearance project. [108595]
§ Dr. HowellsI have no such plans. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development on 8 February 2000,Official Report, column 91W.
§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent representations he has received concerning the Dervish anti-personnel land mines clearance project. [108594]
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§ Dr. HowellsAny such representations received in this Department would be passed to the Ministry of Defence or the Department for International Development.