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Written question asked by David Anderson (Labour) on Monday, 21 June 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 June 2010. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Iraq: Overseas Aid

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what projects in Iraq are being funded by his Department; what the budget of each such project is; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Details of projects funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) in Iraq are provided in the following table.

Name Duration of Project Budget (£)
Iraq Infrastructure Services Programme (MSP)—repairing power and water infrastructure in southern Iraq. June 2005 to July 2010 34,664,000
Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) Iraq September 2009 to March 2012 3,000,000
Technical Support for Iraq (TSI)—building effective government structures. July 2008 to March 2011 17,400,000
World Bank Private Sector Development (PSD) Trust Fund—improving conditions for private sector development. September 2009 to September 2011 4,000,000
Small Business Finance—loans programme in Basra. June 2009 to March 2011 1,380,000
Youth Employment Pilot Programme (YEPP) in Basra July 2009 to March 2011 985,647
Az Zubayr Water Treatment Plant (Phase One) in Basra. July to December 2010 610,000
Contribution to 2010 UNICEF Annual Humanitarian Appeal January to December 2010 2,500,000
Contribution to 2010 UNHCR Annual Humanitarian Appeal January to December 2010 1,500,000
Contribution to 2010 International Red Cross Humanitarian Appeal January to December 2010 1,000,000

The tri-departmental Conflict Pool's Middle East programme is jointly managed by MOD, FCO and DFID. DFID is managing the following Conflict Pool project:

Name Duration of Project Budget (£)
Basra Governance Support Programme—strengthening Basra provincial functions and structures. October 2009 to September 2010 900,000

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4013; 512 c524W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Development aid Iraq
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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