Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Fowler (Conservative). It was answered by Baroness Vadera (Labour) on Monday, 21 January 2008.

Iraq: Refugees

Question: What action they are taking to help refugees from the conflict in Iraq.

Answer: My Lords, we remain very concerned about the humanitarian situation of an estimated 2 million refugees in neighbouring countries and 2.2 million internally displaced people. We continue to work on improving security, which is the main cause of displacement and which also restricts access to assistance that could be provided by NGOs. In addition, we have targeted £15 million in 2007 and £132 million since 2003 directly to assist displaced Iraqis.

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