Subject	Predicate	Object
wCjIC4d2	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	c8Y643rZ
	answer has answering person	Gareth Thomas
	answer text	Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the current humanitariansituation in Iraq. [151176]Mr. Gareth Thomas: In spite of difficulties resulting from the security situation in Iraq, there is no humanitarian crisis in thecountry. Significant progress has been made since the end of the conflict in restoring essential services, restoring the PublicDistribution System for food rations, reopening hospitals and schools, and beginning the process of longer-term reconstruction.US$33 billion in grants and soft loans was pledged for the reconstruction of Iraq at the Madrid Donors' Conference in October. DFIDhas already committed £220 million to humanitarian and reconstruction work in Iraq.
	answer given date	2004-01-28
	answer has answering body	Department for International Development
	written answer has answering body	Department for International Development
Department for International Development	answering body has written answer	wCjIC4d2
Department for International Development	answering body has answer	wCjIC4d2
c8Y643rZ	question has answer	wCjIC4d2
Gareth Thomas	answering person has answer	wCjIC4d2