§ Mr. SpellarTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the amount spent on aid to Iraq(a) directly and (b) through international agencies in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe following is the information:
United Kingdom bilateral and multilateral official development assistance to Iraqis 1984–93 Multilateral agencies1 £ million Iraqi people2 £ million 1984 0.04 — 1985 0.04 — 1986 0.09 — 1987 0.07 — 1988 0.09 — 1989 0.31 — 1990 0.13 — 1991 4.80 30.35 1992 N/A 2.33 1993 N/A 5.24 1 Estimates of United Kingdom share of official development assistance channelled through multilateral agencies. Such estimates are not yet available for 1992 and 1993. 2 There is no bilateral official development assistance to the Govemment of Iraq. The amounts recorded as flows to Iraq are humanitarian assistance provided through United Nations agencies and NGOs to Iraqi citizens.