HL Deb 06 November 2003 vol 654 c131WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What support they are giving to programmes of the United Nations Development Programme for collecting and destroying small arms and light weapons. [HL5001]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The UK is one of the main donors to the work of the United Nations Development Programme Small Arms and Demobilisation Unit with £7.5 million committed over the period 2001–04. This funding supports a global programme of weapons collection, stockpile management, capacity building and destruction within the context of disarmament, demobilisation, reintegration and community development.