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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Williams of Crosby (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Baroness Amos (Labour) on Thursday, 26 January 2006.


Iraq: Reconstruction

Question
In view of the decision by the Government of the United States to seek no further funds for the reconstruction of Iraq, what funds they have committed so far for that purpose and what funds already committed remain unspent.
Answer

My Lords, the UK Government committed £544 million for humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Iraq from 2003 to 2006. Over £460 million has been spent to date. That includes our share of European Commission aid and our contributions to the UN and World Bank trust funds for Iraq, as well as our bilateral programme of support to the Iraqi Government and people.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
677 c1273 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Development aid Iraq Reconstruction
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk