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Written question asked by Derek Conway (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 February 2007. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 February 2007 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iraq: Reconstruction

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much and what proportion of the funds from her departmental resources dedicated to reconstruction, humanitarian aid and community relations purposes for Iraq have been allocated to the provision of security by private contractors for those implementing the programmes.
Answer

For the period April 2006 to March 2007, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has spent £40.4 million on programmes in Iraq, focusing on supporting the police and rule of law. Of this total, £12.5 million has been spent on providing security to these critical programmes, representing 31 per cent. of overall spend.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
457 c1381W;457 c1365W; 123628
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Iraq Reconstruction
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk