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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 March 2017 (named day). It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Monday, 6 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Iraq: International Assistance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost of the Government's projects in Iraq was in each year between 2010 and 2017.

Answer

The official statistics on UK international development aid are published in the annual publication ‘Statistics on International Development’, available from the Gov.uk website. The available statistics on annual overseas development aid for Iraq is set out below. The official statistics for 2016 have not yet been published.

For the financial year 2015/16 the Department for International Development spent £40 million in Iraq, and for the financial year 2016/17 we have committed £95 million (£90 million in humanitarian assistance plus £5 million on stabilisation projects).

Total UK Bilateral ODA – Iraq

2010-2015 £ thousands

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

20,600

8,346

6,873

7,008

38,370

55,437

Source: Statistics for International Development, last updated 17 November 2016

Notes

  • Figures are rounded
  • The figures in this table are National Statistics

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
66168
Session
2016-17
Subjects
International assistance Iraq
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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