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Written question asked by Adam Holloway (Conservative) on Monday, 11 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 May 2009. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 June 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Afghanistan and Iraq

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what expenditure his Department has incurred in (a) Afghanistan since 2001 and (b) Iraq since 2003; how much his Department has paid to private security companies for services provided in each year in (i) Afghanistan since 2001 and (ii) Iraq since 2003; and what the monetary value of each contract his Department has with private security companies in each such country is.
Answer

[holding answer 14 May 2009]: Calculating the total Foreign and Commonwealth Office expenditure incurred in Afghanistan since 2001 and in Iraq since 2003 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.The amount the FCO has paid to private security companies for services in Afghanistan and Iraq is as follows:

£ million
Iraq
2003-04 16.8
2004-05 49.5
2005-06 47.8
2006-07 30.4
2007-08 26.0
2008-09 29.02
Afghanistan
2004 4.0
2005 4.0
2006 15.0
2007 19.6
2008-09 18.54

The value of each private security contract for 2008-09 is as follows:

Company Purpose Period Value (£)
Iraq
Control Risks Mobile Security July 2008 to June 2009 20,997,006
GardaWorld Static Security July 2008 to June 2009 5,743,464
Minimal Risks Intelligence Analysts October 2007 to September 2008 867,475
Armor Group Vehicle Maintenance February 2009 to February 1010 378,153
Minimal Risks Overseas Security Managers¹ April 2008 to March 2009 1,035,192
Afghanistan
Armor Group Mobile Security April 2008 to March 2009 12,836,451
Armor Group Static Security April 2008 to March 2009 4,702,461
Armor Group Vehicle Maintenance April 2008 to March 2009 251,787
Armor Group Police Mentors and Advisers April 2008 to March 2009 317,530
Edinburgh International Primary Healthcare January to December 2008 361,162
Minimal Risks Intelligence Advisers November 2008 to March 2009 74,706
¹ Iraq and Afghanistan combined

The information above covers contracts put in place by the FCO in London with private security companies, and reflects the contract values concerned and not the actual spend.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
493 c371-4W; 275436
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Iraq Afghanistan Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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