Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 9 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 November 2005. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Iraq

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funds from the Development Fund for Iraq are not accounted for.

Answer: The Government are not aware that there are any funds from the Development Fund for Iraq unaccounted for. Although the audit of the Development Fund for Iraq's financial management under the Coalition Provisional Authority between May 2003 and June 2004, carried out by the US Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and the external auditor KPMG, found $8.8 billion of funds to have less than adequate financial controls, the audit did not assert that this money could not be accounted for.The UK, alongside the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and other donors, continues to work with the Iraqi Government to improve accountability and transparency in Iraq's public finances.

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