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Departmental Staff
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of (a) his Department's and (b) Commonwealth Development Corporation staff were (i) women and (ii) from ethnic minorities in each year since 1997, broken down by grade. [177055]
Gareth Thomas: Details of the percentages of women and ethnic minorities (i.e. where ethnicity has been declared) in DFID's civil service staff, by grade from 1998 onwards, are set out in table A.
Comparable gender data is not available for 1997, and ethnicity data is not available prior to 2001.
Details of the percentages of women and ethnic minorities in the CDC Group Plc (known as the Commonwealth Development Corporation until 1999) have been obtained directly from the CDC Group Plc and are set out in table B.
| Grade | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior civil service | ||||||||
| Women | N/A | 18.4 | 17.5 | 14.3 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 20.6 | 22.7 |
| Ethnic minorities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.7 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 10.6 |
| A1 | ||||||||
| Women | N/A | 11.7 | 12.2 | 19.2 | 24.2 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 29.1 |
| Ethnic minorities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | (7)— | 7.4 | 8.0 | 12.5 |
| A2 | ||||||||
| Women | N/A | 26.4 | 26.7 | 27.7 | 33.3 | 39.2 | 40.2 | 43.8 |
| Ethnic minorities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.9 |
| A3 | ||||||||
| Women | N/A | 39.7 | 43.8 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 49.1 | 54.2 | 52.3 |
| Ethnic minorities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.7 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 12.2 |
| B1 | ||||||||
| Women | N/A | 38.5 | 36.8 | 40.3 | 42.2 | 44.0 | 45.9 | 45.9 |
| Ethnic minorities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.7 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 18.0 |
| B2 | ||||||||
| Women | N/A | 49.1 | 49.2 | 50.0 | 51.9 | 54.1 | 52.5 | 52.4 |
| Ethnic minorities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.6 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.5 |
| C1 | ||||||||
| Women | N/A | 65.4 | 66.1 | 70.0 | 68.2 | 67.3 | 66.9 | 66.8 |
| Ethnic minorities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14.2 | 16.6 | 17.6 | 13.6 |
| C2 | ||||||||
| Women | N/A | 55.9 | 58.1 | 55.6 | 56.7 | 51.1 | 56.7 | 51.8 |
| Ethnic minorities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 16.7 |
(7) Not known.
| Women | Ethnic Minorities | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| 1998 | 32.8 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | 33.8 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 33.8 | 4.8 |
| 2001 | 32.3 | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 32.3 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | 35.8 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | 61.4 | 7.6 |
Extractive Industries
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make it his policy to support each of the recommendations of the World Bank's Extractive Industries Review. [177718]
Mr. Gareth Thomas:
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Tom Brake) on 1 March 2004, Official Report, column 619W.
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Faayab (Development Assistance)
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with his colleagues in the European Union about the EU Development Assistance project in Faayab that was interrupted in April 2003. [177119]
Hilary Benn: DFID officials have regular contact with European Union colleagues about assistance to Afghanistan. However, they are not aware of any discussions about this particular project.
India
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid his Department has provided to India in each year since 1997. [176975]
Hilary Benn: Total annual DFID 1 bilateral programme expenditure in India from 1996–97 to 2003–04 was as follows:
1 DFID came into being in May 1997. Expenditure in 1996–97 was by the Overseas Development Administration (ODA).
| £ million | |
|---|---|
| 1996–97 | 92.04 |
| 1997–98 | 80.36 |
| 1998–99 | 88.78 |
| 1999–2000 | 102.12 |
| 2000–01 | 116.91 |
| 2001–02 | 184.97 |
| 2002–03 | 160.87 |
| 2003–04 | (8)198.05 |
(8) Estimated spend.
Source:
Statistics for International Development (various years).
Indonesia
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance is being offered to Indonesia following the evacuation of 20,000 people from villages on Sangihe Island. [178311]
Hilary Benn: None. The Indonesian authorities, working with local NGOs, are managing the evacuation well and have not asked for international assistance. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is monitoring the situation and is prepared to provide assistance, and co-ordinate international support, if needed. DFID is providing financial support for OCHA operations in Indonesia, and this will be available for evacuees from Sangihe Island, should it be required.
Iraq
Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will place in the Library a list of (a) allocations made so far and (b) decisions for allocations not yet disbursed, and the sum involved in each case, by the Coalition Provisional Authority Programme Review Board in respect of the Development Fund for Iraq. [177676]
Hilary Benn:
As of 4 June 2004, total disbursements from the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) amounted to $11.0 billion, as shown in the following table.
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An estimated $3.7 billion in outstanding commitments is expected to be disbursed by the end of 2004.
The main expenditure areas are: the wheat purchase program, the currency exchange program, the electricity and oil infrastructure programs, equipment for Iraqi security forces, and for Iraqi civil service salaries and ministry budget operations.
A detailed breakdown of expenditures under the DFI and the minutes of the Programme Review Board (PRB) meetings are publicly accessible and regularly posted on: www.iraqcoalition.org/budqet
| Disbursements since inception ($) | |
|---|---|
| Baghdad Central | 2,635,799.40 |
| Central Bank of Iraq | 23,482,105.44 |
| CJTF 7 | 12,146,904.60 |
| Coalition Military Assistance Training Team | 18,787,188.14 |
| Commanders Emergency Response Program | 386,583,988.00 |
| Communication Support Office | 1,659,897.06 |
| Comptrollers Office | 2,100,000.00 |
| CPA Front Office | 2,160,290.16 |
| Governance | 10,000.00 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | 20,097,406.30 |
| Ministry of Communications | 2,080,000.00 |
| Ministry of Culture | 20,000.00 |
| Ministry of Education | 1,100,000.00 |
| Ministry of Electricity | 155,353,242.74 |
| Ministry of Finance | 7,956,060,416.57 |
| Ministry of Housing and Construction | 405,031.66 |
| Ministry of Interior | 46,851,310.60 |
| Ministry of Justice | 1,000,219.50 |
| Ministry of National Security and Defence | 3,130,506.39 |
| Ministry of Oil | 1,551,233,904.96 |
| Ministry of Planning | 5,558,698.00 |
| Ministry of Public Works | 26,116.00 |
| Ministry of Trade | 129,381,909.68 |
| Ministry of Transportation | 1,706,687.00 |
| Office of Security Cooperation | 10,711,762.32 |
| Private Sector Development | 13,665.00 |
| Program Management Office | 17,920,000.00 |
| Rapid Regional Response Program | 195,251,744.69 |
| Regional Projects—CPA South | 28,924,414.64 |
| State Oil Marketing Organisation | 20,178,353.52 |
| Strategic Communications | 361,000.00 |
| US Army Corps of Engineers | 302,979,304.13 |
| World Food Programme | 143,376,100.00 |
| Total | 11,043,287,966.50 |
Source:
www.iraqcoalition.org
Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the response of the Coalition Provisional Authority Programme Review Board has been to the inquiry of the International Advisory and Monitoring Board in respect of the Development Fund for Iraq about why the fund had paid Halliburton for uncontested contracts; how much money is involved in such contracts; which companies were the beneficiaries; what the position of the UK representative on the Review Board was; and if he will make a statement. [177677]
Hilary Benn:
The International Audit and Monitoring Board (IAMB) has sought clarification on the use of non-competitive bidding procedures for some contracts funded from the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and has requested access to US Government Agency audits of sole-sourced contracts funded by the DFI. The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA)
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Administrator has reported that the CPA 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 on the 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 of sole-sourced DFI contracts awaits the analysis of the audit reports.
The UK fully supports the role of the IAMB.
Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the members of the Coalition Provisional Authority Programme Review Board responsible for the Development Fund for Iraq; who appointed them; and whom they represent. [177678]
Hilary Benn: The voting members of the Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority Program Review Board (PRB) are representatives of: the Iraqi Minister of Finance; the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and Development Co-operation; the CPA's Economic Affairs, Governance and Security Policy Offices, and Office of Infrastructure and Operations; the Coalition Military (Combined Joint Task Force 7); the Iraqi Council for International Co-operation; USAID; and the Governments of the United Kingdom and Australia. Members are appointed by the CPA Administrator.
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