§ Mr. CoakerTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the cost of the aid that would be required to replace the Oil for Food Programme following a military campaign in Iraq. [100290]
§ Clare Short60 per cent. of the Iraqi population are dependent on the UN Oil For Food Programme. Current annual expenditures under the programme run at around $10 billion, the largest elements of which are the food allocation ($3 billion) and basic service delivery supplies (health, education, water and sanitation and electricity— $2 billion). Should there be conflict, the UK will aim to minimise any disruption to the programme and work towards its re-establishment as quickly as possible.