Colombia: Land Mines
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Written answers and statements, 26 October 2009
Terry Rooney (Bradford North, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government has made to the Colombian government on its use of landmines to protect military installations.
Chris Bryant (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Rhondda, Labour)
holding answer
We have seen no evidence to suggest that the Colombian armed forces are using landmines prohibited by the Ottawa Convention. We have therefore made no representations to the Colombian government on the use of landmines around military installations.