Written question asked by Win Griffiths (Labour) on Monday, 10 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 March 2003. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 13 March 2003 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the costs associated with the return of the UN arms inspectors to Iraq to (a) the UN, (b) each member of the Security Council and (c) other UN members.

Answer: Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the costs associated with the return of the UN arms inspectors to Iraq to (a) the UN, (b) each member of the Security Council and (c) other UN members. [102668] Mr. Mike O'Brien: Under the terms of UN Security Council resolution 1284, the UNMOVIC and IAEA inspection regimes for Iraq are funded by the diversion of resources from the Oil-For-Food programme. They are, therefore, effectively self-financing. The United Kingdom has met some ad-hoc requests for funding for training and other logistical support for UNMOVIC and the IAEA since the establishment of the new inspection regime in March 2000. The cost of this support to date has been approximately £1.2 million. We do not have figures relating to any financial support provided by other countries.

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