§ Mr. CarmichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures are in place to ensure that reconstruction funds in Iraq are administered in a way that secures value for money.[145282]
§ Hilary BennRegular DFID procedures to ensure value for money are being applied in the management of our assistance to Iraq.
§ Mr. CarmichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of the allocated reconstruction budget for Iraq has been spent on contracted expatriate employees; and what estimate has been made of future expenditure in this regard.[145283]
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§ Hilary BennTo date, DFID has disbursed approximately £8.5 million on the provision of international staff on projects which we are undertaking, directly and through commercial companies, in Iraq. We estimate that the total expenditure on international staff working on already-approved projects will amount to approximately £26.4 million. Further projects may be approved in the future.
These figures include the costs of travel, subsistence, training, communications, insurance and additional security measures, as well as salaries.
The figures do not include the costs of international staff employed by United Nations bodies, nor of NGOs working on activities funded by DFID.
§ Hugh BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to his statement of 15 December,Official Report, column 1319, if he will place in the Library details of the reconstruction projects that have been launched in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the (a) purpose and (b) costs of each project funded by the UK.[145641]
§ Hilary BennAn updated list of DFID humanitarian and reconstruction funding in Iraq, giving the purpose and cost of each allocation, will be placed in the Library of the House this week. Regular updates on DFID's programme in Iraq can be found at: http://www. dfid.gov.uk.