§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what humanitarian assistance has been provided to Iraq since April 2003 by(a) Australia,(b) Austria, (c) Bangladesh, (d) China, (e) Croatia, (f) the Czech Republic, (g) Denmark, (h) Finland, (i) France, (j) Germany, (k) Greece, (l) Iran, (m) Ireland, (n) Italy, (o)Japan,(p)Korea, (q) Kuwait, (r) Malaysia, (s) the Netherlands, (t) New 1143W Zealand, (u) Norway, (v) Russia, (w) Saudi Arabia,(x)Spain, (y) Sweden, (z) Switzerland and (aa) the United States of America.[148579]
US$ millions Country Contribution Details Australia 64.9 UN agencies, ICRC, and NGOs Austria 1.1 UNICEF Bangladesh 2 Food assistance China N/a Tents Croatia 2.8 Blankets, sleeping bags, flour, sugar, water purification disinfectants Czech Republic 41 UNCHR, WFP, and assistance for refugees, health, and education Denmark 54 Various Finland 5.1 ICRC, UN OHA, UNICEF, WFP France 10.7 UNICEF, WFP, NGOs Germany 50 UNCHR, WFP, ICRC Greece 4.6 UNHCR, ICRC, NGOs Iran 11 Refugee camps Ireland 55.3 UN agencies and NGOs Italy 23 FAO UNICEF, WFP, WHO and IFRC Japan 212 UN agencies, NGOs, bilateral assistance Korea 10 UN agencies and Korean NGOs Kuwait 40 UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, ICRC, water and sanitation, health Malaysia 2.5 Humanitarian assistance The Netherlands 22 UN Consolidated appeal and ICRC New Zealand 3.3 UN agencies and NGOs Norway 56 UN agencies, ICRC, and NGOs Russia N/a 500MT of grain Saudi Arabia 13.3 Medical assistance Spain 56.7 UN agencies, bilateral refugee assistance, and NGOs Sweden 38 OCHA, UNICEF, ICRC, IFRC Switzerland 21.9 ICRC, UNCHR, IOM, IFRC, OCHA United States of America 623.6 UN agencies, ICRC, IFRC, and NGOs The countries listed above made the following pledges of reconstruction assistance for 2004–07 at the Madrid Donor's Conference on Iraq last October:
US$millions Country Pledge Australia 46 Austria 5 Bangladesh — China 25 Croatia — Czech Republic 15 Denmark 27 Finland 6 France — Germany — Greece 4 Iran 5 Ireland 4 Italy 236 Japan 4,914 Korea 200 Kuwait 500 Malaysia — The Netherlands 9 New Zealand 3 Norway 13 Russia — Saudi Arabia 500 Spain 220 Sweden 33 Switzerland — United States of America 18,649
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State forn International Development what his most recent estimate
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§ Hilary BennThe following table shows contributions announced for humanitarian aid to Iraq since April 2003:
is of the total cost of post-war reconstruction in Iraq; and how much (a) the United States and (b) EU member states will contribute to meeting that cost.[148581]
§ Hilary BennNeeds assessments prepared by the United Nations and the World Bank, by the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Iraqi administrators,have estimated the reconstruction costs for Iraq to be $55 billion for 2004–07. These plans were presented by Iraqi Ministers at the Madrid Donor's Conference on Iraq in October 2003, and at least $33 billion in grants and soft loans was pledged. This includes pledges from the US of $18.6 billion, and a further $1 billion from EU member states (and acceding countries)
The balance of Iraq's investment requirements should be met from loans, foreign direct investment and Iraqi oil revenues.
§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how often meetings take place between representatives of his Department and the Coalition Provisional Authority to review progress of CPA projects funded by the Department.[149036]
§ Hilary BennThe CPA projects funded by DFID are located in southern Iraq. Members of DFID staff seconded to CPA South are responsible for keeping these projects under review. They report to DFID Headquarters frequently.