§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has a programme to deal with unexploded ordnance left by cluster bombs. [117039]
§ Mr. IngramWe have some 200 personnel in the United Kingdom area of operations in Iraq involved in the clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO), including unexploded cluster bomblets. Royal Engineers are also involved in marking and fencing of bomblet strike and mined areas as part of a coalition-wide operation. In addition, we are providing information on UK use of munitions to civilian clearance organisations to assist in achieving rapid clearance of UXO.