Written question asked by Barry Gardiner (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 May 2003. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Thursday, 8 May 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what studies have been conducted to assess the (a) short-term and (b) medium-term economic requirements of Iraqi households.

Answer: Mr. Gardiner: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what studies have been conducted to assess the (a) short-term and (b) medium- term economic requirements of Iraqi households. [111455] Clare Short: With slowly improving security, UN agencies and NGOs are beginning to assess immediate humanitarian needs on the ground in Iraq. Most agency assessments are available from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) website at: www.agoodplacetostart.org As soon as practicable the World Bank in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund, UN and others plan to conduct a detailed needs assessment to collect baseline information relating to human development, infrastructure, economic policy needs, institutional capacity and resources.

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