Cuts to Global Mine Clearance Programme. Still no clarity: Government says it is still working on finalising funding and country allocations and “hopes to share their plans for the programme with the wider mine sector shortly.”

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3366):

Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 October (HL2891), when they expect the country allocation for the Global Mine Action Programme to be completed; and by how much UK funding will be reduced. (HL3366)

Tabled on: 25 October 2021

Answer:
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: 

The Global Mine Action Programme 3 (GMAP3) is due to begin in 2022. We are working towards finalising funding and country allocations and hope to share our plans for the programme with the wider mine sector shortly.

Date and time of answer: 08 Nov 2021 at 16:56.