Asked by: Lord Godson (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) operational, and (2) net, assessments they have made of the effectiveness of cluster munitions and anti-personnel landmines.
Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Cluster munitions and anti-personnel landmines present an enduring risk to civilians in the wake of conflict. The UK has successfully operated without anti-personnel landmines and cluster munitions for fifteen and twenty-five years respectively, and in that time have developed alternative policies and systems.
Asked by: Lord Godson (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Ministry of Defence has spent on the Issues in Countering Terrorism course by the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London in the last 12 months, and on what dates the training has taken place.
Answered by Earl of Minto - Shadow Minister (Defence)
In the last 12 months a total of nine Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel have attended the 'Issues in Countering Terrorism' course at King's College London across three iterations: 28 - 30 March; 18 - 12 September; and 18 - 20 December. Because the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office commissions the course for HM Government, MOD has incurred no cost related to this attendance.