§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the secondments of staff of the Treasury and its agencies to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq up to the transfer to the Iraqi Government; what their duties were in each case; and how many secondees continue to serve that government. [182105]
§ Ruth KellyFive Treasury officials were seconded to the Coalition Provisional Authority to support the formulation and execution of economic policy in Iraq. The Treasury officials mainly worked on budgetary issues, including preparation of the 2003 and 2004 Iraqi Budgets, execution of the budget, including payment of public sector salaries and pensions, and the new financial management law. They also worked on the Iraqi currency exchange.
At present there are no Treasury secondees serving the Iraqi Government.