§ Mr. RobathanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the proportion of cluster munitions dropped by the RAF in Kosovo that failed to explode. [129934]
§ Mr. SpellarI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr. Cohen) on 24 January 2000,Official Report, column 59W.
§ Mr. RobathanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what money has been allocated to the clearance of unexploded ordnance, with particular reference to cluster munitions dropped by the RAF in Kosovo. [129936]
§ Mr. SpellarWhile British forces continue to play a part—particularly in the clearance of unexploded ordnance—clear-up and reconstruction after a conflict are matters for civil agencies within the international community rather than specifically for the Ministry of Defence.
The Department for International Development provided more than £7 million during the 1999–2000 financial year for the clearance of mines and unexploded ordnance in Kosovo. So far, a further £6.6 million has been committed in the current financial year.
§ Mr. RobathanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Army reservists in total have served in Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania since the beginning of the conflict there last year. [129935]
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§ Mr. SpellarSince December 1998, we have mobilised 555 members of the Territorial Army and 253 Regular Reservists for service in Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania, making a total of 808 reservists.