| Heading: |
Land Mines |
| Question ID: |
1790366 |
| UIN: |
42389 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
54 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir Julian Lewis
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Sir Julian Lewis
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effectiveness of landmines in enabling the defence of land borders against conventional armed attack. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-03 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4682 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Luke Pollard
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| Answering Member handle: |
LukePollard
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@LukePollard
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| Answer text: |
I hope the right hon. Gentleman will understand that the Ministry of Defence can’t comment publicly on operational matters. All anti-personnel landmines present an enduring risk to civilians in the wake of conflict. It is for this reason the UK remains a ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |