§ Mr. CatonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the system for awarding commercial contracts for reconstruction in post-conflict Iraq under interim arrangements before a representative Iraqi Government is in place. [108687]
§ Ms HewittThe awarding of any commercial contracts for reconstruction in post-conflict Iraq will be made in order to assist the rehabilitation of essential infrastructure and related efforts until such time as a representative Iraqi authority is in place.