§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of the anti-personnel landmines in the possession of United Kingdom armed forces have been destroyed since 1 May 1997. [46135]
§ Mr. George Robertson438,727 anti-personnel landmines have been destroyed since 1 May 1997. This represents 45.6 per cent. of the total number of such landmines held by the UK.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures he is taking to ensure that the landmines in the possession of the United Kingdom armed forces are destroyed before 2004 in accordance with the Ottawa Convention. [46136]
§ Mr. George RobertsonI refer the hon. and learned Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Leicester, East (Mr. Vaz) on 8 June 1998,Official Report, columns 423–24.