Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 1 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 July 2004. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Thursday, 8 July 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of Iraq's oil revenues during Coalition Provisional Authority rule. - Inc ref to http://www.cpa-iraq.org/budget/DFI_introl.html.

Answer: Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of Iraq's oil revenues during Coalition Provisional Authority rule. [182420] Mr. Rammell: Over the period 28 May 2003 to 24 June 2004, total proceeds from Iraq's oil exports were US$11.1 billion. During the Coalition's tenure all revenue from the sale of Iraq's oil was paid into the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI), which was established on 22 May 2003. Information on the revenues, disbursements and account balances of the DFI during the Coalition Provisional Authority's tenure can be found at: http://www.cpa-iraq.org/ budget/DFI intro1.html

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