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Written question asked by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 3 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 March 2009. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Monday, 9 March 2009 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Departmental Public Expenditure

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 100-01WS, on departmental expenditure limits, what the (a) nature and (b) location of the work undertaken by locally-engaged staff in Iraq in respect of which his Department plans to transfer £300,000 to the Ministry of Defence was.
Answer

Locally engaged staff, referred to in the written ministerial statement of 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 100-01WS, were employed to support the delivery of the Department for International Development's (DFID) programmes in Iraq. Work included project administration and translation. The staff were located at DFID's offices in Baghdad and Basra.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
489 c18W; 261671
Session
2008-09
Related items
Departmental Expenditure Limits
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects
Department for International Development Iraq
Link
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