HL Deb 09 February 2004 vol 656 c127WA
Lord Acton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proportion of the local and provincial councils in Iraq are directly elected. [HL1084]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Local and provincial councils throughout Iraq have been established, to varying degrees, through a mix of appointment, caucus-based elections and consultations. After the transition, it will be up to the new provisional Iraqi government to consider local governance under the terms of the Transitional Administrative Law—until a new constitution is in place by the end of 2005.