Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Friday, 12 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 September 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 September 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development, if he will publish the plans the Government has to release money for humanitarian needs in Iraq before the donors conference in October.

Answer: Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development if he will publish the plans the Government has to release money for humanitarian needs in Iraq before the donors conference in October. [130352] Hilary Benn: DFID spending commitments for Iraq are published regularly in our weekly "Iraq Updates". We have to date committed £198 million of the £210 million currently available to DFID for the Iraq crisis. Additional commitments may be made from this £210 million between now and the Donors' Conference in Madrid in October. Any further significant allocations for assistance to Iraq will be considered by the Government in view of the needs assessments being undertaken by the World Bank, the IMF and the United Nations, which will be presented to the October Donors' Conference.

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