Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the response of the Coalition Provisional AuthorityProgramme Review Board has been to the inquiry of the International Advisory and Monitoring Board in respect of the Development Fundfor Iraq about why the fund had paid Halliburton for uncontested contracts; how much money is involved in such contracts; whichcompanies were the beneficiaries; what the position of the UK representative on the Review Board was; and if he will make astatement. [177677]Hilary Benn: The International Audit and Monitoring Board (IAMB) has sought clarification on the use of non-competitive biddingprocedures for some contracts funded from the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and has requested access to US Government Agencyaudits of sole-sourced contracts funded by the DFI. The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) Administrator has reported that theCPA is liaising with US Government Agencies to obtain copies of the audit reports.The DFI Program Review Board assesses and approves expenditure proposals only for the DFI, not contractors. The UK representative onthe Programme Review Board (PRB) does not, therefore, take a position on specific contractual decisions. Neither DFID, nor the IAMB,have a comprehensive breakdown of the value and allocation of sole-sourced DFI contracts. A complete picture of the value ofsole-sourced DFI contracts awaits the analysis of the audit reports.The UK fully supports the role of the IAMB.