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Written question asked by Frank Roy (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 October 2014. It was answered by Justine Greening (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 October 2014 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Iraq

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many air drops of aid the UK has undertaken in the Kurdish region of Iraq during the last 12 months.

Answer

The UK has not carried out any aid drops to the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

The UK carried out 7 airdrops of humanitarian assistance to Mount Sinjar and 2 air drops to the town of Amerli in Northern Iraq.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
211264
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Development aid Iraq
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk