To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what action has been taken by Her Majesty's Government to provide aid to (a) Kazakhstan and (b) other former Soviet republics to tackle the effects of radioactive fallout from Soviet military testing. [79545]

Following discussions with the Kazakh authorities, the Department for International Development has plans to support a community based land-use plan for the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan. We plan to implement the project later this year after consultation with representatives of provincial government, local communities, NGOs, and central Government in Kazakhstan.