§ 28. Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the progress of programmes for clearance of land mines; and if she will make a statement. [29639]
§ Clare ShortI signed the Ottawa Convention on behalf of the UK. We are doubling our expenditure on demining and we are working for greater international co-operation and more local capability in order to speed up demining worldwide.