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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government is providing to countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans to (a) address the proliferation of small arms in their regions, (b) reduce their availability and (c) strengthen controls on their transfer. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

24 February 2003

For answer on

6 March 2003

Answered on

6 March 2003

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance the Government is providing to countries in Eastern Europe and the Balkans to (a) address the proliferation of small arms in their regions, (b) reduce their availability and (c) strengthen controls on their transfer. [99543] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The UK's Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) strategy, jointly funded by FCO, DFID and MOD, supports a range of initiatives tackling both the supply and demand for small arms. From the £20 million allocated to SALW under the Global Conflict Prevention Pool in 2001-04, £7.5 million has been allocated to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide advice, support and technical assistance for global weapons collection, management and destruction programme. This work includes projects in Albania and Kosovo, where UNDP has organised public destruction of weapons, awareness raising, voluntary surrender of arms in return for development projects and training for law enforcement and security officials. It also covers UNDP support for the South Eastern Europe Clearing House for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC), which is working towards the implementation of a regional Stability Pact Implementation Plan to combat the proliferation of SALW and related munitions. Since the start of 2001, inter-departmental UK Government teams have in addition visited Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia and Montenegro to exchange information on and offer advice with export control policy and procedures. In addition, HMG funds work by the NGO Saferworld with governments and civil society to combat small arms proliferation in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, and the work of the Small Arms Survey which publishes a yearbook on global small arms issues that includes Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Date

6 March 2003

Reference

99543; 400 c1190W;400 c1179-80W

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House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Supplementary on funding for non-governmental organisations to assist refugees from Rwanda.

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

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Answered

Date

18 July 1994

Reference

247 c16;247 c16-7

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

To comment on to what extent proposed clear-up of abandoned Antarctic bases will be funded from sale of British Antarctica stamps. - Includes fact that no such plans & ref to 170 c848-9W.

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 May 1990

Reference

171 c625-6W

House

House of Commons

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