§ Tom BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many secondees there 1749W are from his Department in (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan, (c) India and (d) Tanzania; and what their (i) host agency and (ii) activity is in each case. [175746]
Mr. Gareth ThomasIn Iraq four DFID staff have been seconded to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Southern Iraq, working in the areas of press and public information, essential infrastructure and the environment. In addition, DFID funds 59 secondee posts in CPA offices across Iraq. These posts are being filled on consultancy terms and cover a wide range of reconstruction related issues.
In Afghanistan DFID has seconded one staff member to the World Bank as a governance and institutional development specialist, and in Tanzania one member of staff is working as Environmental Adviser to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
DFID has no staff secondments in India. In line with most of DFID's programmes, we fund a wide range of consultancies at the request of the Government of India and State Governments. Currently there are 10 consultancies working for the Government of India.