Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 February 2009. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 23 February 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Stabilisation Aid Fund

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's contribution of £15,350,000 to the Stabilisation Aid Fund as referred to in the written ministerial statement of 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 78-9WS, on departmental expenditure limits.

Answer: The Stabilisation Aid Fund (SAF) amounts to £73 million in 2008-09. For the purpose of the fund's financial management, the SAF sits on the MOD's baseline, but is managed jointly by the Department for International Development (DFID), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the MOD. During the course of the financial year, the MOD has transferred funds to the FCO and DFID according to their forecast expenditure on SAF projects. The transfer of £15.35 million at spring supplementary estimates to the FCO is to cover residual forecast expenditure across a number of projects. Of this, £1.75 million is for project costs in Iraq, and £13.6 million for project costs in Afghanistan.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 488 c40W; 257969
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Stabilisation Aid Fund
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Registered interest declared: Yes
Subjects: Iraq Afghanistan Reconstruction
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