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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the current levels of (a) water and (b) electricity provision in Iraq are; and what the targets for improvement in the next 12 months are.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 September 2004

For answer on

14 September 2004

Answered on

14 September 2004

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the current levels of (a) water and (b) electricity provision in Iraq are; and what the targets for improvement in the next 12 months are. [188351] Hilary Benn: Estimates suggest that immediately after the 2003 conflict, 60 per cent. of urban and 30 per cent. of rural populations had access to safe water. In October 2003, the United Nations and World Bank's Needs Assessment of Iraq proposed a 2007 target of increasing water access in urban areas by 30 per cent., and in rural areas by 45 per cent., from immediate post-conflict levels. Considerable work has taken place since May 2003 to improve the quantity, quality and reliability of water supplies. In Basra the water supply situation remains difficult but is now better than before the 2003 conflict. Informal estimates by the former Coalition Provisional Authority (South) indicated that, in the south, coverage increased by 10 per cent. to 15 per cent. from May 2003 to July 2004. Major infrastructure work which is mainly US funded is planned over the next year. United Nations agencies are providing up to 800,000 litres of drinking water per day to vulnerable groups and inhabitants of rural areas. Drinking water is also sold by bottle or tanker. The restoration of 14 Basra Governorate water treatment plants is on schedule for completion by the end of October 2004. In Baghdad, civil engineering work has now been completed at three wastewater treatment plants. The UN is operating water tankers and supplying water purification tablets to meet shortfalls. Water specialists from the USA are working with local government officials in Baghdad Municipality's water department to improve water treatment throughout the city. The supply of electricity in Iraq has improved since May 2003. Production now averages 4,750 MW, compared with the pre-conflict level of 4,400 MW. Most of Iraq is now receiving between nine and 15 hours of electricity daily. Significant programmes of long-term rehabilitation of electrical infrastructure are being undertaken alongside planning for the expansion of generating capacity with new plants. However, security problems continue to slow the progress of reconstruction and make precise forecasting difficult. The Interim Iraqi Government has set a target of 6,000 MW by the end of 2004. The United Nations and World Bank's Needs Assessment proposed a target of 8,760 MW by 2007.

Date

14 September 2004

Reference

424 c1523-4W;424 c1521-2W; 188351

House

House of Commons

Lords Written Statement on reconstruction in Iraq

Lords Written Statement on reconstruction in Iraq. (Inc figs, ref to 23 February 2004 418 c6-7WS and ref to DFID's interim Country Assistance Plan for Iraq, copies in the libraries).

Member

Baroness Amos (Labour)

Department

Department for International Development

Type

Written statements

Date

25 March 2004

Reference

659 c45-6WS

House

House of Lords

Written Statement on reconstruction in Iraq

Written Statement on reconstruction in Iraq. (Inc figs, ref to 23 February 2004 418 c6-7WS and ref to DFID's interim Country Assistance Plan for Iraq, copies in the libraries).

Member

Hilary Benn (Labour)

Department

Department for International Development

Type

Written statements

Date

25 March 2004

Reference

419 c65-6WS

House

House of Commons

Amos, Baroness

What is their current estimate of the percentage of Iraq's population which has access to drinking water; and what is their estimate of that statistic one year previously. [HL 1244]. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Baroness Williams of Crosby (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

HL 1244; 658 c2-3WA

House

House of Lords

Amos, Baroness

What proportion of the population in (a) Baghdad; (b) Basra; and (c) the rest of Iraq currently have access to sewage systems which are fully functioning; and what proportion are using sewage systems in which sewage is not being treated. - Inc figures. [HL 252].

Asked by

Lord Judd (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 January 2004

Reference

HL 252; 656 c146WA

House

House of Lords

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