Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:39 pm on 27 February 2024.
Alison Thewliss
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
12:39,
27 February 2024
The HALO Trust estimates that around 2 million landmines have been laid in Ukraine. Mike Newton from the HALO Trust has said:
“Ukraine cannot be rebuilt until the landmines are removed. Life itself depends on getting rid of them.”
What is the Minister doing to ensure that funds go to the demining of Ukraine? What more preventive work can we do internationally to persuade those countries that are supplying landmines to desist from doing so and to sign the landmines convention?
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