§ 19. Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid in the form of water pumps she has sent to Iraq via the United Nations. [119373]
§ Clare ShortIn the centre and south of Iraq we have committed £5.3 million to Care International for water and sanitation projects and £3 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross whose programme includes rehabilitating water and sanitation services. In northern Iraq we have supported a number of water and sanitation projects over recent years through NGOs. We are not providing water pumps to UN agencies. These are being imported into Iraq through the oil-for-food programme, and where practicable, our programmes make use of them.