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Dept for International Development

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Glenda Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many re-construction programmes there are in Iraq funded by (a) the UK and (b) the EU, broken down by type. [190999] Hilary Benn: DFID has committed over £331 million for humanitarian and reconstruction assistance in Iraq since the conflict in 2003. This includes: £84.8 million to UN agencies in response to 2003 emergency appeals; £32 million to the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement; £78.8 million for reconstruction and capacity-building projects in southern Iraq; £19 million for advisory support to central Government, the justice sector, independent media, civil society and political participation; £28 million for secondments and consultants for the Coalition Provisional Authority (up to June 2004) and related security costs; £70 million to the World Bank and UN International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq--IRFFI--trust funds; £11.7 million through the IMF and the International Finance Corporation for economic governance support and small business development; and £7.4 million through NGOs. A full list of DFID-funded projects can be found at: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/news/files/dfidiraqprojectlistsep04 .pdf In 2003 and 2004, the European Community (EC) has provided è100 million in humanitarian assistance through UN agencies and NGOs, plus è202 million towards reconstruction as set out in the following table. The UK currently provides 19 per cent. of EC funding for Iraq. Summary of European Community assistance to Iraq, 2003-04 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sector Committed (è million) 2003 UNDP Thematic Trust Fund for Crisis Education, health, water and sanitation, 29 Prevention and Recovery income generating activities Human rights, civil society, support to 3 electoral process Mine action 2 United Nations Trust Fund Political process, transitional justice 5 World Bank Trust Fund Capacity building 3 Total 2003 42 2004 United Nations Trust Fund Education, health, water and sanitation, 80 agriculture and environment, poverty reduction and human development, governance and civil society, and electoral support World Bank Trust Fund Education, community based regeneration 80 projects and capacity building Total 2004 160 Grand total 202 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Most other EU member states are also providing assistance to Iraq individually. The following pledges were made for 2004-07 at the Madrid Conference in October 2003: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. US$ million Austria 5.48 Belgium 5.89 Cyprus 0.12 Czech Republic 14.66 Denmark 26.95 Estonia 0.08 Finland 5.89 Greece 3.53 Hungary 1.24 Ireland 3.53 Italy 235.62 Luxembourg 2.36 Malta 0.27 Netherlands 9.42 Slovenia 0.42 Spain 220 Sweden 33 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c743-4W; 190999

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Development aid EU countries Humanitarian aid Iraq Reconstruction EU aid

Contains statistics

Yes

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