Written question asked by Lord Chidgey (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 1 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 April 2004. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 April 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the financial value was of the 10 largest contracts by US dollars for the reconstruction of Iraq awarded by the Coalition Provisional Authority; what the nationality of the contractor was in each case; and to what industrial sector each related. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Chidgey: :To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the financial value of the 10 largest contracts by US dollars for the reconstruction of Iraq already awarded by the Coalition Provisional Authority was; what the nationality of the contractor was; and to what industrial sector each related. [166604] Ms Hewitt: :The largest Coalition Provisional Authority contracts so far have been awarded on its behalf by the Program Management Office. They are given in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Value Sector Nationality $900 million (ceiling) Security, Justice and Safety US $600 million (ceiling) Water Resources US $600 million (ceiling) Public Works and Water (North) US/UK Joint Venture $500 million (ceiling) Buildings, Health and Education US $500 million (ceiling) Public Works and Water (South) US/UK Joint Venture $500 million (ceiling) Electrical Generation US/UK Joint Venture $500 million (ceiling) Electrical Power Distribution (North) US $500 million (ceiling) Electrical Power Distribution (South) US $325 million (ceiling) Transportation US/Egypt/ Netherlands/UAE Joint venture $75 million (ceiling) Communications US _________________________________________________________________________________________________. UK companies are already playing a significant role in many of these, through parent companies or as sub- contractors or sub-consultants.

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