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Written question asked by Jack Lopresti (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 July 2020. It was answered by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 July 2020 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Iraq: Coronavirus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will urgently make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of bilateral overseas development aid to the Kurdistan Region in Iraq to help tackle a potential second wave of covid-19 infections in that region.

Answer

The UK is supporting Iraq as it responds to the coronavirus outbreak. We have committed £16.9 million of funding to help combat coronavirus in Iraq, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. This is helping to provide hospitals and primary care clinics with clean water, medication, soap and equipment. We are working closely with UN and INGO partners to help Iraq manage the pandemic whilst continuing to meet the needs of the most vulnerable, including displaced people.

Since 2014, the UK has committed over £272 million in humanitarian support, and £110 million towards stabilisation efforts in Iraq, helping those who are most urgently in need following the conflict with Daesh.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
75253
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Development aid Iraq Disease control Coronavirus
Link
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