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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the economic growth rate has been in Iraq in each of the past four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the economic growth rate has been in Iraq in each of the past four years.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 January 2006
For answer on
19 January 2006
Answered on
25 January 2006
Under Saddam Hussein's regime between 2001 and 2003, the economy shrank at an average rate of 9 per cent. per annum. After the 2003 conflict the economy recovered, with an initial economic growth rate of 46 per cent. in 2004. In 2005, the Iraqi authorities were successful in promoting macroeconomic stability despite the extremely difficult security environment, and economic growth was a modest 2.6 per cent. These are estimates which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has accepted, but it acknowledges the data quality as poor. In 2006, the IMF predicts an increase in economic growth to 10 per cent., a reduction in inflation, and an increase in net international reserves, advancing Iraq's transition towards a market economy.
Subjects
Iraq; Economic growth
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
44445; 441 c2145W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the life expectancy at birth has been in Iraq in each of the past four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the life expectancy at birth has been in Iraq in each of the past four years.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 January 2006
For answer on
19 January 2006
Answered on
25 January 2006
DFID does not have a four year series of figures from the same source; using a variety of sources, the life expectancy at birth in Iraq is reported as follows:
| Average life expectancy atbirth (years) | ||||
| Males | Females | Source | ||
| 1997 | 58 | 59 | Iraqi Central Statistical Organisation (GSO) | |
| 2001 | 59.2 | 62.3 | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | |
| 2003 | 50 | 61 | World Health Organisation (WHO) | |
Subjects
Women; Iraq; Men; Life expectancy
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
44446; 441 c2145W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the rate of oil production has been in Iraq in each of the last four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the rate of oil production has been in Iraq in each of the last four years.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 January 2006
For answer on
19 January 2006
Answered on
25 January 2006
Iraq reached its highest production levels; 3.5 million barrels per day (mbd)—just before its invasion of Kuwait in July 1990, before exports were halted by an international boycott. After the first Gulf War, oil production fell to about 500,000 barrels per day, enough for domestic consumption. (Figures taken from the US Congressional Research Service's Report to Congress on Iraq Oil, April 2005.) When the United Nations Oil for Food Programme started in December 1996, oil exports increased, although export levels were sporadic as a result of various disagreements between Iraq, its customers and the United Nations. During 1999 to 2001, production averaged 2.49 mbd and in 2002 Iraq's crude oil production rate was an estimated 2.02 mbd (source: US Energy Information Administration). Since the Second Gulf War, output has varied considerably as security problems and sabotage have disrupted the flow of crude oil to terminals in Turkey and the Persian Gulf; however, prices have remained high.With 115 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, Iraq has the world's second largest oil reserves, amounting to 11 per cent. of the global total (the largest is Saudi Arabia with 260 billion barrels). Only 17 of 80 oil fields have been developed; the most significant are Kirkuk in the north and Rumayla in the south.The following table shows rates of oil production in Iraq from 2003–05.
The following table shows actual oil revenues from these exports:
| Millions of barrels/day | ||
| Time | Crude oil production | Crude oil export |
| Estimated Prewar Level | 2.5 (prewar peak) | 1.7–2.5 |
| May 2003 | 0.3 | 0 |
| June | 0.675 | 0.2 |
| July | 0.925 | 0.322 |
| August | 1.445 | 0.646 |
| September | 1.7225 | 0.983 |
| October | 2.055 | 1.149 |
| November | 2.1 | 1.524 |
| December | 2.30 | 1.541 |
| January 2004 | 2.44 | 1.537 |
| February | 2.276 | 1.382 |
| March | 2.435 | 1.825 |
| April | 2.384 | 1.804 |
| May | 1.887 | 1.380 |
| June | 2.295 | 1.148 |
| July | 2.2 | 1.406 |
| August | 2.112 | 1.114 |
| September | 2.514 | 1.703 |
| October | 2.46 | 1.542 |
| November | 1.95 | 1.320 |
| December | 2.16 | 1.520 |
| January 2005 | 2.10 | 1.367 |
| February | 2.10 | 1.431 |
| March | 2.09 | 1.394 |
| April | 2.14 | 1.398 |
| May | 2.1 | 1.308 |
| June | 2.17 | 1.377 |
| July | 2.17 | 1.550 |
| August | 2.16 | 1.504 |
| September | 2.11 | 1.609 |
| October | 1.91 | 1.239 |
| November | 1.98 | 1.168 |
| December | 1.92 | 1.071 |
| Time | Oil revenue ($ billion) |
| June 2003 | 0.2 |
| July | 0.36 |
| August | 0.44 |
| September | 0.73 |
| October | 0.89 |
| November | 1.21 |
| December | 1.26 |
| Total 2003 | 5.09 |
| January 2004 | 1.26 |
| February | 1.10 |
| March | 1.61 |
| April | 1.50 |
| May | 1.36 |
| June | 1.28 |
| July | 1.40 |
| August | 1.24 |
| September | 1.75 |
| October | 1.99 |
| November | 1.25 |
| December | 1.44 |
| Total 2004 | 17.18 |
| January 2005 | 1.49 |
| February | 1.34 |
| March | 1.99 |
| April | 1.83 |
| May | 1.57 |
| June | 2.03 |
| July | 2.47 |
| August | 2.63 |
| September | 2.74 |
| October | 1.89 |
| November | 1.34 |
| December | 1.36 |
| Total 2005 | 22.68 |
| Total as of 4 January 2006 | 44.95 |
| Source: Brookings Institution, Iraq Index (January 2006) |
Subjects
Exports; Iraq; Income; Oil; Production
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
44450; 441 c2146-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the school enrolment rates have been in Iraq in each of the past five years for (a) girls and (b) boys, broken down by (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the school enrolment rates have been in Iraq in each of the past five years for (a) girls and (b) boys, broken down by (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 January 2006
For answer on
19 January 2006
Answered on
25 January 2006
The best information we have on school enrolment rates in Iraq is the ““Iraq living Conditions Survey 2004”” conducted by the Iraqi Central Office for Statistics and information technology in April/May 2004. This survey can be found at:http://www.iq.undp.org/ILCS/overview.htm. It gives good information for 2004, but we do not have comparable data for the other years requested.This survey tells us that in 2004, 79 percent. of primary school age children were enrolled in school (83 percent. for boys, 75 percent. for girls). The net enrolment rate in intermediate school (lower secondary, covering ages 13–16) is 41 percent. (47 percent. for boys and 36 percent. for girls). In secondary school (upper secondary, covering ages 16–18) the net enrolment rate is 36 percent. (40 percent. for boys, 32 percent. for girls).The Arab human development report (2003) estimates the primary school enrolment rate was 100 percent. for boys and 85.66 percent. for girls in 1999–2000. The secondary school enrolment rate was estimated at 39.6 percent. for boys and 26.04 percent for girls in the same period.
Subjects
Admissions; Iraq; Pupils; Primary education; Schools; Secondary education
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
44448; 441 c2146W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of the Iraqi population have had access to safe drinking water for each of the past four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of the Iraqi population have had access to safe drinking water for each of the past four years.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 January 2006
For answer on
19 January 2006
Answered on
25 January 2006
The last reliable pre-conflict figures for safe water are for 2000, when urban and rural levels of access to safe water were estimated at 92 per cent. and 46 per cent. respectively. The discriminatory policies of the former regime meant access varied significantly by region and was generally worse in the south. Access to safe water deteriorated as a result of the conflict and post-war looting in 2003. The immediate post-conflict coverage was estimated at 60 percent. for urban and 30 per cent. for rural populations. Since then, donors, including DFID, have worked hard to restore supplies, and we estimate that 1.25 million more Iraqis have access to safe drinking water than before the conflict.The best information we have on safe water supply in Iraq comes from the ““Iraq living Conditions Survey 2004”” conducted by the Iraqi Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology in April/May 2004. This survey can be found at http://www.iq.undp.org/ILCS/overview.htmIn urban areas, 99 per cent. of households have access to safe drinking water but for 33 per cent. the supply is unreliable. In rural areas, 65 per cent. of households have access to safe drinking water, but for 22 per cent. the supply is unreliable.In most cases, the main barrier to access to safe drinking water is the condition of the pipelines, rather than the water supply itself. This is partly due to the tendency for insurgents to target water, electricity and oil pipelines, as well as the reconstruction staff working to repair them.
Subjects
Access; Iraq; Drinking water; Water; Water supply
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
44442; 441 c2143-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the rate of unemployment has been in Iraq for each of the past four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the rate of unemployment has been in Iraq for each of the past four years.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 January 2006
For answer on
19 January 2006
Answered on
25 January 2006
No official figures on the Iraqi labour force exist, so only very broad estimates of unemployment are available, and we do not have information broken down by year exactly as requested. An International Labour Organisation (ILO) mission to Iraq in April/May 2000 estimated the unemployment rate as 50 to 60 per cent. The United Nations and World Bank social and economic needs assessments (carried out after the conflict in 2003) estimated that the unemployment rate before the 2003 war had been around 30 per cent.Current estimates for unemployment vary considerably. The ““Iraq Living Conditions Survey 2004””, conducted by the Iraqi Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology in April/May 2004, estimates an unemployment rate of 10.5 per cent. This survey can be found at http://www.iq.undp.org/ILCS/overview.htm The Brookings Institution (Iraq Index, January 2006) estimates the current unemployment rate to be between 28 and 40 per cent., noting varying estimates from the Iraqi Ministry for Planning (30 per cent.) and the Iraqi Ministry for Social Affairs (48 per cent.). In the same report the Brookings Institution gives the following estimates of unemployment rates in previous months:
| Percentage | |
| June 2003 | 50 to 60 |
| January 2004 | 30 to 45 |
| January 2005 | 27 to 40 |
| December 2005 | 25 to 40 |
Subjects
Iraq; Unemployment
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
44443; 441 c2144W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the infant mortality rate has been in Iraq in each of the past four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the infant mortality rate has been in Iraq in each of the past four years.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 January 2006
For answer on
19 January 2006
Answered on
25 January 2006
Estimates of Iraq's infant mortality rate vary. The most detailed information we have on infant mortality rates in Iraq is the ““Iraq living Conditions Survey 2004”” (ILCS) conducted by the Iraqi Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology in April/May 2004. This survey can be found at http://www.iq.undp.org/ILCS/overview.htm This gives information about infant mortality for the period 1999–2003. We do not have a breakdown of the data by year as requested.For the period 1999–2003, the survey shows the infant mortality rate as 32 deaths per 1,000 births during the first year of life. The rate for girls was 29 per 1,000 for girls and 25 per 1,000 for boys. However, other estimates have reported significantly higher infant mortality rates, and the ILCS report acknowledges that their estimate may be too low because of under-reporting of child deaths.A 2003 report by Ali, Blacker and Jones (respectively of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and UNICEF), reported the 1998 infant mortality rate as 100.8 deaths per 1,000 births. The UN Population Database (2004 revision) estimated Iraq's infant mortality rate as 94.3 deaths per 1,000 births for the period 1995–2000. They use the same estimate of 94.3 per 1,000 for the period 2000–2005.
Subjects
Iraq; Infant mortality
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
44444; 441 c2145W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the literacy rate has been in Iraq in each of the past four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the literacy rate has been in Iraq in each of the past four years.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 January 2006
For answer on
19 January 2006
Answered on
25 January 2006
The best information we have on literacy in Iraq is the ““Iraq Living Conditions Survey 2004”” conducted by the Iraqi Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology in April/May 2004. This survey can be found at http://www.iq.undp.org/ILCS/overview.htm.This tells us that two thirds of the adult Iraqi population; 65 per cent. claim to read and write without difficulty, and an additional 10 per cent. can read and write everyday material with some difficulty. In the younger age groups (aged 15 to 24), literacy rates are slightly higher than for the population at large: 71 per cent. claim to read and write without difficulty. There are significant differences in literacy by region and gender. This compares with adult literacy rates of 86 per cent. in Jordan, 75 per cent. in Syria and 53 per cent. in Yemen.Accurate figures for previous years are not readily available, since the last population survey took place in 1997.
Subjects
Iraq; Literacy
Date
25 January 2006
Reference
44447; 441 c2146W
House
House of Commons
(2) what the population of Fallujah was in each year since 1990;
(2) what the population of Fallujah was in each year since 1990;
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 January 2006
For answer on
12 January 2006
Answered on
17 January 2006
DFID has not made any recent assessment of the humanitarian situation in Fallujah.Humanitarian assistance and reconstruction in Fallujah is the responsibility of the Iraqi Government, with support from the United States. Significant progress has been made since military operations concluded, and further projects are under way to improve basic services. To date, Fallujah has received US$100 million for reconstruction, and US$103 million in housing compensation. The Iraqi Prime Minister recently approved a further US$75 million housing compensation, so that Fallujah will have received a total of $281 million. Power and water is currently estimated to be available to over 80 per cent. of the population as a rule; however, a recent fire at an electricity substation has restricted these services. Prior to April 2004, the population of Fallujah was estimated at 300,000; today the population is around 239,000.Statistics on birth rate, death rate and infant mortality in Fallujah since 1990 are unavailable. For Iraq as a whole, this data can be estimated from surveys, However, when information is required at a more local level, the only source of information in most developing countries, including Iraq, is a population census. The most recent census, conducted in 1997, only contains details at the Governorate or regional level. Town-level estimates of birth and death rates are unlikely to have been calculated at any stage.
Subjects
Access; Death; International assistance; Electricity; Humanitarian aid; Iraq; Population; Water; Reconstruction; Infant mortality; Childbirth; Birth rate; Mortality rates; Fallujah
Date
17 January 2006
Reference
441 c1219W; 42207
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what the (a) birth rate, (b) death rate and (c) infant mortality rate in Fallujah was in each year since 1990;
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what the (a) birth rate, (b) death rate and (c) infant mortality rate in Fallujah was in each year since 1990;
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 January 2006
For answer on
12 January 2006
Answered on
17 January 2006
DFID has not made any recent assessment of the humanitarian situation in Fallujah.Humanitarian assistance and reconstruction in Fallujah is the responsibility of the Iraqi Government, with support from the United States. Significant progress has been made since military operations concluded, and further projects are under way to improve basic services. To date, Fallujah has received US$100 million for reconstruction, and US$103 million in housing compensation. The Iraqi Prime Minister recently approved a further US$75 million housing compensation, so that Fallujah will have received a total of $281 million. Power and water is currently estimated to be available to over 80 per cent. of the population as a rule; however, a recent fire at an electricity substation has restricted these services. Prior to April 2004, the population of Fallujah was estimated at 300,000; today the population is around 239,000.Statistics on birth rate, death rate and infant mortality in Fallujah since 1990 are unavailable. For Iraq as a whole, this data can be estimated from surveys, However, when information is required at a more local level, the only source of information in most developing countries, including Iraq, is a population census. The most recent census, conducted in 1997, only contains details at the Governorate or regional level. Town-level estimates of birth and death rates are unlikely to have been calculated at any stage.
Subjects
Access; Death; International assistance; Electricity; Humanitarian aid; Iraq; Population; Water; Reconstruction; Infant mortality; Childbirth; Birth rate; Mortality rates; Fallujah
Date
17 January 2006
Reference
441 c1219W; 42206
House
House of Commons
(4) how many people (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total population in Fallujah had access to (i) clean water and (ii) electricity in each year since 1990 for which records are available.
(4) how many people (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the total population in Fallujah had access to (i) clean water and (ii) electricity in each year since 1990 for which records are available.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 January 2006
For answer on
12 January 2006
Answered on
17 January 2006
DFID has not made any recent assessment of the humanitarian situation in Fallujah.Humanitarian assistance and reconstruction in Fallujah is the responsibility of the Iraqi Government, with support from the United States. Significant progress has been made since military operations concluded, and further projects are under way to improve basic services. To date, Fallujah has received US$100 million for reconstruction, and US$103 million in housing compensation. The Iraqi Prime Minister recently approved a further US$75 million housing compensation, so that Fallujah will have received a total of $281 million. Power and water is currently estimated to be available to over 80 per cent. of the population as a rule; however, a recent fire at an electricity substation has restricted these services. Prior to April 2004, the population of Fallujah was estimated at 300,000; today the population is around 239,000.Statistics on birth rate, death rate and infant mortality in Fallujah since 1990 are unavailable. For Iraq as a whole, this data can be estimated from surveys, However, when information is required at a more local level, the only source of information in most developing countries, including Iraq, is a population census. The most recent census, conducted in 1997, only contains details at the Governorate or regional level. Town-level estimates of birth and death rates are unlikely to have been calculated at any stage.
Subjects
Access; Death; International assistance; Electricity; Humanitarian aid; Iraq; Population; Water; Reconstruction; Infant mortality; Childbirth; Birth rate; Mortality rates; Fallujah
Date
17 January 2006
Reference
42235; 441 c1219W
House
House of Commons
(3) what recent assessment his officials have made of the humanitarian situation in Fallujah;
(3) what recent assessment his officials have made of the humanitarian situation in Fallujah;
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 January 2006
For answer on
12 January 2006
Answered on
17 January 2006
DFID has not made any recent assessment of the humanitarian situation in Fallujah.Humanitarian assistance and reconstruction in Fallujah is the responsibility of the Iraqi Government, with support from the United States. Significant progress has been made since military operations concluded, and further projects are under way to improve basic services. To date, Fallujah has received US$100 million for reconstruction, and US$103 million in housing compensation. The Iraqi Prime Minister recently approved a further US$75 million housing compensation, so that Fallujah will have received a total of $281 million. Power and water is currently estimated to be available to over 80 per cent. of the population as a rule; however, a recent fire at an electricity substation has restricted these services. Prior to April 2004, the population of Fallujah was estimated at 300,000; today the population is around 239,000.Statistics on birth rate, death rate and infant mortality in Fallujah since 1990 are unavailable. For Iraq as a whole, this data can be estimated from surveys, However, when information is required at a more local level, the only source of information in most developing countries, including Iraq, is a population census. The most recent census, conducted in 1997, only contains details at the Governorate or regional level. Town-level estimates of birth and death rates are unlikely to have been calculated at any stage.
Subjects
Access; Death; International assistance; Electricity; Humanitarian aid; Iraq; Population; Water; Reconstruction; Infant mortality; Childbirth; Birth rate; Mortality rates; Fallujah
Date
17 January 2006
Reference
441 c1219W; 42208
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what proportion of his Department's spending has been allocated to humanitarian and reconstruction assistance in (a) Africa, (b) Sub-Saharan Africa, (c) Iraq and (d) Afghanistan in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what proportion of his Department's spending has been allocated to humanitarian and reconstruction assistance in (a) Africa, (b) Sub-Saharan Africa, (c) Iraq and (d) Afghanistan in each year since 1997.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 November 2005
For answer on
2 December 2005
Answered on
7 December 2005
The amounts and proportion of DFID spending allocated to humanitarian assistance in Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan are shown in the table.DFID does not centrally track specific expenditure on reconstruction assistance. It would incur a disproportionate cost for all country offices to undertake this analysis.
| Humanitarian assistance (£000) | Total bilateral DFID spend (£000) | Proportion of spend as humanitarian assistance (percentage) | |
| (a) Africa | |||
| 1997–98 | 24,195 | 345,013 | 7 |
| 1998–99 | 46,251 | 445,966 | 10 |
| 1999–2000 | 32,001 | 493,779 | 6 |
| 2000–01 | 65,010 | 641,951 | 10 |
| 2001–02 | 44,218 | 575,912 | 8 |
| 2002–03 | 155,096 | 736,425 | 21 |
| 2003–04 | 124,188 | 710,820 | 17 |
| 2004–05 | 172,659 | 867,477 | 20 |
| (b) Sub-Saharan Africa | |||
| 1997–98 | 23,952 | 332,793 | 7 |
| 1998–99 | 45,913 | 432,290 | 11 |
| 1999–2000 | 31,558 | 484,083 | 7 |
| 2000–01 | 59,208 | 626,024 | 9 |
| 2001–02 | 43,656 | 532,506 | 8 |
| 2002–03 | 154,352 | 699,759 | 22 |
| 2003–04 | 122,429 | 671,584 | 18 |
| 2004–05 | 170,727 | 825,228 | 21 |
| (c) Afghanistan | |||
| 1997–98 | 6,685 | 6,873 | 97 |
| 1998–99 | 2,579 | 3,873 | 67 |
| 1999–2000 | 4,917 | 5,262 | 93 |
| 2000–01 | 6,563 | 7,047 | 93 |
| 2001–02 | 49,943 | 49,996 | 100 |
| 2002–03 | 44,219 | 74,546 | 59 |
| 2003–04 | 10,385 | 79,683 | 13 |
| 2004–05 | 7,067 | 79,589 | 9 |
| (d) Iraq | |||
| 1997–98 | 3,351 | 3,351 | 100 |
| 1998–99 | 5,749 | 5,749 | 100 |
| 1999–2000 | 6,585 | 6,585 | 100 |
| 2000–01 | 9,545 | 9,545 | 100 |
| 2001–02 | 7,760 | 7,760 | 100 |
| 2002–03 | 18,853 | 18,853 | 100 |
| 2003–04 | 110,052 | 209,313 | 53 |
| 2004–05 | 21,383 | 49,107 | 44 |
Subjects
Developing countries; Development aid; Africa; Humanitarian aid; Iraq; Afghanistan; Reconstruction; Sub-Saharan Africa
Date
7 December 2005
Reference
440 c1286-7W;440 c1286-7W; 34843
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what proportion of his Department's spending on bilateral aid has been allocated to (a) Africa, (b) Sub-Saharan Africa, (c) Iraq and (d) Afghanistan in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what proportion of his Department's spending on bilateral aid has been allocated to (a) Africa, (b) Sub-Saharan Africa, (c) Iraq and (d) Afghanistan in each year since 1997.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 November 2005
For answer on
2 December 2005
Answered on
7 December 2005
Details of DFID's spending on bilateral aid to Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan in each financial year since 1997 are set out in the following table along with the proportion that each represents of DFID's bilateral aid programme.
| Bilateral aid to Africa, South of Sahara, Afghanistan and Iraq: 1997–98–2004–05 | ||
|---|---|---|
| £ 000 | As a percentage of total DFID bilateral aid | |
| Africa | ||
| 1997–98 | 345,013 | 33.09 |
| 1998–99 | 445,966 | 38.39 |
| 1999–2000 | 493,779 | 37.12 |
| 2000–01 | 641,951 | 45.62 |
| 2001–02 | 575,912 | 38.10 |
| 2002–03 | 736,425 | 41.11 |
| 2003–04 | 710,820 | 36.25 |
| 2004–05 | 867,477 | 40.45 |
| Of which: | ||
| South of Sahara | ||
| 1997–98 | 332,793 | 31.92 |
| 1998–99 | 432,290 | 37.21 |
| 1999–2000 | 484,083 | 36.39 |
| 2000–01 | 626,024 | 44.49 |
| 2001–02 | 532,506 | 35.23 |
| 2002–03 | 699,759 | 39.06 |
| 2003–04 | 671,584 | 34.25 |
| 2004–05 | 825,228 | 38.48 |
| Iraq | ||
| 1997–98 | 3,351 | 0.32 |
| 1998–99 | 5,749 | 0.49 |
| 1999–2000 | 6,585 | 0.50 |
| 2000–01 | 9,545 | 0.68 |
| 2001–02 | 7,760 | 0.51 |
| 2002–03 | 18,853 | 1.05 |
| 2003–04 | 209,313 | 10.68 |
| 2004–05 | 49,107 | 2.29 |
| Afghanistan | ||
| 1997–98 | 6,873 | 0.66 |
| 1998–99 | 3,873 | 0.33 |
| 1999–2000 | 5,262 | 0.40 |
| 2000–01 | 7,047 | 0.50 |
| 2001–02 | 49,996 | 3.31 |
| 2002–03 | 74,546 | 4.16 |
| 2003–04 | 79,683 | 4.06 |
| 2004–05 | 79,589 | 3.71 |
| Source: Statistics on International Development |
Subjects
Developing countries; Development aid; Bilateral aid; Africa; Iraq; Afghanistan; Sub-Saharan Africa
Date
7 December 2005
Reference
440 c1281-2W;440 c1281-2W; 34842
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many military missions over Iraq have been flown by US aircraft based on Diego Garcia since March 2003; and what types of missions have been flown.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many military missions over Iraq have been flown by US aircraft based on Diego Garcia since March 2003; and what types of missions have been flown.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 November 2005
For answer on
28 November 2005
Answered on
5 December 2005
[holding answer 28 November 2005]: I have been asked to reply.
Information relating to military missions over Iraq from US aircraft based on Diego Garcia during the combat phase of Operation telic in March and April 2003 is not held centrally by the Ministry of Defence or any other Government Department and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, we can confirm that no US aircraft based at Diego Garcia has been involved in operations over Iraq since the end of April 2003.
Subjects
Armed conflict; Deployment; Iraq; Peacekeeping operations; Military bases; Military aircraft; USA; Iraq conflict; Diego Garcia
Date
5 December 2005
Reference
32332; 440 c1027-8W;440 c1027-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of expenditure by the coalition provisional authority of (a) Iraqi funds and (b) US funding since the occupation of Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of expenditure by the coalition provisional authority of (a) Iraqi funds and (b) US funding since the occupation of Iraq.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Kim Howells
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 November 2005
For answer on
7 November 2005
Answered on
10 November 2005
United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1483 (22 May 2003) established the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB) to oversee it. All revenues from the export of Iraq's oil are transferred into the DFI account, with the exception of 5 per cent. of revenues, which are deposited in a fund used to finance legitimate claims for compensation following Iraq's unlawful invasion and occupation of Kuwait in 1990. UNSCR 1483 authorised the coalition provisional authority (CPA) to act as the administrator of the DFI. The CPA performed this role until 28 June 2004, when control of the DFI was transferred to the sovereign Government of Iraq. Our information indicates that between July 2003 and June 2004 the CPA allocated approximately $6.9 billion in contract awards.Media reporting has focused on recent reports by the US Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) and the external auditor KPMG. SIGIR was established under the CPA to provide oversight of CPA operations and programmes.SIGIR's report on the period 22 May 2003 to 28 June 2004 examines whether the CPA established and implemented adequate controls over disbursements made to Iraqi ministries. SIGIR found ‘less than adequate controls' for approximately $8.8 billion funds in the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) allocated to Iraqi ministries by the CPA.Although procedures did not meet the standards of western Governments, we feel the SIGIR report fails to take account of two important factors.Firstly, there was an imperative to get ministries up and running quickly against the background of a chaotic bureaucratic legacy bestowed by the Ba'athist regime. This meant relying on the ability of the Iraqi civil service to get ministries functioning and reconstruction projects started. The alternative would have been to institute a system that could have delayed expenditure for months.Secondly, the SIGIR report fails to take account of the progress made by the CPA to improve financial management in Iraqi ministries and of the budget process. Under the former regime, budgets and economic data were kept secret. In contrast, the CPA published the Iraqi national budgets for 2003 and 2004 and designed a transparent framework for management of the national budget. It also took measures to improve reporting and record keeping.We and coalition partners continue to work with the Iraqi Government, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to ensure transparency and accountability in Iraqi public finances.US funding for reconstruction in Iraq is managed by the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO). IRMO was established in May 2004 to co-ordinate the US reconstruction programme in Iraq, in co-operation with the Iraqi Government. Accounting for the financial management of US funds in Iraq is a matter for the US Government.
Subjects
Iraq; Oil; Politics and government
Date
10 November 2005
Reference
25935; 439 c745-6W;439 c745-6W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate his Department has made of the total monthly cost to the UK of civil operations in Iraq since March 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate his Department has made of the total monthly cost to the UK of civil operations in Iraq since March 2003.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 June 2005
For answer on
29 June 2005
Answered on
13 July 2005
Monthly DFID expenditure on humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Iraq since March 2003 has been:
DFID has also disbursed £4.6 million for UK and overseas administrative costs for the programme. Total DFID spending on Iraq from March 2003 to June 2005 was £275 million. Variations in bilateral expenditure from month to month reflect when invoices were received for completed work on different projects.Civil spending by other Government Departments over the same period included:
Other Government Departments met the salary costs of civil servants seconded to work in Iraq during the period between April 2003 and June 2004.
| Month | Bilateral projects | Payments to multilateral agencies | Total |
| 2003 | |||
| March | — | 7,400,000 | 7,400,000 |
| April | 35,098 | — | 35,098 |
| May | 152,823 | 35,785,100 | 35,937,923 |
| June | 704,549 | 10,600,000 | 11,304,549 |
| July | 599,212 | 400,000 | 999,212 |
| August | 1,551,931 | 1,025,000 | 2,576,931 |
| September | 918,918 | 32,835,187 | 33,754,105 |
| October | 2,506,797 | — | 2,506,797 |
| November | 2,580,545 | 5,116,312 | 7,696,857 |
| December | 2,396,104 | — | 2,396,104 |
| 2004 | |||
| January | 4,182,744 | 3,000,000 | 7,182,744 |
| February | 5,820,468 | 358,573 | 6,179,041 |
| March | 15,850,702 | 82,892,652 | 98,743,354 |
| April | 1,487,010 | — | 1,487,010 |
| May | 2,894,577 | — | 2,894,577 |
| June | 4,155,992 | — | 4,155,992 |
| July | 2,437,976 | — | 2,437,976 |
| August | 4,637,169 | — | 4,637,169 |
| September | 4,270,838 | — | 4,270,838 |
| October | 2,549,869 | — | 2,549,869 |
| November | 6,663,411 | — | 6,663,41 1 |
| December | 2,818,910 | 262,500 | 3,081,410 |
| 2005 | |||
| January | 1,496,116 | — | 1,496,116 |
| February | 2,206,802 | — | 2,206,802 |
| March | 3,137,196 | 10,000,000 | 13,137,196 |
| April | 807,177 | — | 807,177 |
| May | 864,168 | 358,573 | 1,222,741 |
| June | 3,488,257 | — | 3,488,257 |
| £ million | |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 89 |
| Global Conflict Prevention Pool (joint DFID, FCO and MOD) | 23 |
Subjects
Development aid; Iraq
Date
13 July 2005
Reference
8431; 436 c1042-3W;436 c1042-3W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been spent by the Government on reconstruction in Iraq, in each month since January.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been spent by the Government on reconstruction in Iraq, in each month since January.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 June 2005
For answer on
29 June 2005
Answered on
12 July 2005
Monthly expenditure by DFID on reconstruction assistance to Iraq since January 2005 has been as follows:
The March expenditure figure is substantially higher than that for other months due to a £10 million payment to the International Committee of the Red Cross for its 2005 Iraq Appeal. Variations in expenditure from month to month also reflect when invoices were received for completed work on different projects.In addition, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has continued expenditure in Iraq under its £30 million programme of quick impact projects (of which about £27 million has been spent since April 2003); and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has made disbursements under the joint FCO/MoD/DFID financed Global Conflict Prevention Pool for Iraq (on which over £23 million has been spent since April 2003). Monthly breakdowns of this spending are not available.
| £ | |
| January | 1,496,116 |
| February | 2,206,802 |
| March | 13,137,196 |
| April | 807,177 |
| May | 1,222,741 |
| June | 3,488,257 |
Subjects
Iraq; Reconstruction
Date
12 July 2005
Reference
8434; 436 c1006-7W;436 c1006-7W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made in the reconstruction of (a) schools and (b) hospitals in Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made in the reconstruction of (a) schools and (b) hospitals in Iraq.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 June 2005
For answer on
29 June 2005
Answered on
6 July 2005
A number of donors are assisting the Iraqi Ministry of Education in school reconstruction projects in Iraq and considerable progress has been made. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is undertaking a countrywide programme which has so far rehabilitated over 2,510 schools. United Nations agencies are also carrying out school rehabilitation projects in Baghdad and southern Iraq. The World Bank has agreed an emergency school construction and rehabilitation project to finance the rehabilitation of about 140 schools and the construction of new buildings for about 110 schools which currently have unsafe or overcrowded facilities. The UN and World Bank projects are being financed through the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq, to which DFID has contributed £70 million. The UN, the World Bank, and USAID are also assisting with the provision of essential educational supplies, including textbooks and furniture.The Iraqi Ministry of Health is leading on the rehabilitation of health services in Iraq, working closely with international agencies including the World Health Organisation (WHO). The Ministry of Health reports that more than 75 hospitals and nearly all the primary care clinics which were damaged or looted during and after the 2003 conflict have been rehabilitated. Further work to construct and rehabilitate hospitals in Iraq is under way, and health services are gradually improving. More than $1 billion has been pledged by donors in support to the health sector. United States agencies are renovating 20 hospitals and constructing a new Paediatric Hospital in Basra, and the Japanese Government is funding the rehabilitation of 11 general hospitals. The World Bank has agreed a $25 million emergency health and rehabilitation project to finance the rehabilitation of emergency services in 12 hospitals. This is being funded from the International reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq, managed jointly by the UN and World Bank, to which DFID has contributed £70 million.Despite this considerable investment, it will still take several years for Iraq's education and health sectors to recover fully from the underinvestment and poor management of Saddam Hussein's regime, and approach the standards of service expected in developed countries.
Subjects
Iraq; Reconstruction
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
8432; 436 c470-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the contracts won by UK firms since January for reconstruction work in Iraq, broken down by value.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the contracts won by UK firms since January for reconstruction work in Iraq, broken down by value.
Asked by
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 June 2005
For answer on
29 June 2005
Answered on
6 July 2005
DFID-funded contracts for reconstruction in Iraq which have been won by UK firms since January 2005 are as follows:
Many UK firms have won contracts for reconstruction work in Iraq which have not been funded by the UK Government. British companies are not required to report details to the Government of such work.
| £ | ||||
| Contract title and name of company | Current contract value | |||
| World Bank Co-ordination Adviser (Enterplan Ltd.) | 142,938 | |||
| Emergency Public Administration Programme (Adam Smith International Ltd.) | 677,175 | |||
| Interim Iraq Security Sector Support—Ministry of the Interior (The Crown Agents for Overseas Government and Administrations Ltd.) | 2,260,800 | |||
| Deputy Security Manager, Baghdad (The Crown Agents for Overseas Government and Administrations Ltd.) | 107,440 | |||
| Southern Iraq Employment and Services Programme (MOTT Macdonald Ltd.) | 529,544 | |||
| Procurement of Accommodation Units for DFID projects (The Crown Agents for Overseas Government and Administrations Ltd.) | 99,535 | |||
| Emergency Response Fund (PA Infrastructure and Development Services (UK) Ltd.) | 427,548 | |||
| Iraq Infrastructure Services Programme—Procurement Specialist (The Crown Agents for Overseas Government and Administrations Ltd.) | 182,132 | |||
| Iraq Infrastructure Services Programme (PA Infrastructure and Development Services (UK) Ltd.) | 2,200,380 | |||
| Iraq Infrastructure Services Programme (Enterplan Ltd.) | 3,251,010 | |||
| Iraq Infrastructure Services Programme Preparation (Enterplan Ltd.) | 151,032 | |||
| Public Financial Management Reform (Adam Smith International Ltd.) | 1,038,568 | |||
| Project Manager—Installation of Accommodation Units (The Crown Agents for Overseas Government and Administrations Ltd.) | 30,880 | |||
| Iraq Infrastructure Services Programme—Senior Adviser to Ministry of Electricity (The Crown Agents for Overseas Government and Administrations Ltd.) | 301,990 | |||
| Total | 11,400,972 |
Subjects
Iraq; Reconstruction
Date
6 July 2005
Reference
8436; 436 c472W
House
House of Commons