Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the Department for International Development
Percentage of Iraqis with access to clean drinking
water
The 'Iraq Multiple Indicator Rapid Assessment' conducted
by the Iraqi Central Organisation for Statistics and Information
Technology, FAFO and UNDP in Spring 2004 found that around 66%
of households in urban areas and 43% of households in rural areas
have access to stable, safe drinking water. This can be compared
to CPA assessments immediately after the conflict in 2003 which
indicated that an estimated 60% of urban households and 30% of
rural households had access to stable, safe drinking water.
The percentage of Iraqis claiming food rations
It is estimated that over 95% of Iraqis receive food
rations, with little variance across the governorates. The number
of Iraqis dependent on the food rations for economic reasons is
estimated at 60% by the Iraqi Strategic Review Board, in its National
Development Strategy (September 2004).
How much is being spent on security and on insurance.
To date DFID has disbursed £249 million on humanitarian
and reconstruction work in Iraq: £186 million through multilateral
agencies, NGOs and the Red Cross; and £63 million bilaterally.
Of this bilateral disbursement, £17 million has been spent
on security (armed protection, armoured vehicles, hostile environment
and first aid training, and the posting of security managers in
Iraq and the UK). For some bilateral projects, security has been
provided by the UK military. The £17 million therefore provides
direct security cover for projects worth £32 million (without
the security element).
However, as well as providing security for projects
in Iraq, the £17 million also covers security for DFID's
own staff and offices in Baghdad and Basra which enable us to
keep in touch with developments on the ground in Iraq, maintain
contact with the Iraqi Government and other donors, and monitor
the funds we provide multilaterally.
Total insurance costs to date are estimated at around
£1 million. This includes the insurance costs of relevant
consultants, projects, contractors, some NGOs, and vehicles. This
spending has supported project disbursement of around £46
million. Insurance costs are therefore approximately 2% of project
spending.
When did the request to the police take place?
The Home Secretary wrote to the Foreign Secretary
on 16 April 2003, confirming his commitment to the provision of
UK policing assistance as soon as practicable, to support the
reconstruction process. He confirmed that Paul Kernaghan, Chief
Constable of Hampshire, and the Association of Chief Police Officers'
International Affairs portfolio holder, had agreed to lead for
the police service.
From April 2003 onwards, FCO and HO officials worked closely with
ACPO, the Ministry of Defence Police and other interested parties
in identifying
civilian policing requirements in Iraq, and how they might best
be met. In
this connection, Paul Kernaghan visited Iraq from 13 to 20 May
2003 as part
of a small UK police scoping study.
In July 2003, two ACPO - ranked UK police officers were deployed
to Baghdad and Basra in the capacity of senior police advisers.
Also in July 2003, the Home Secretary agreed to a request from
the Foreign Secretary to ask ACPO to seek volunteers to create
a pool of UK police officers for potential deployment to Iraq.
Subsequently, over 100 UK police officers were deployed to undertake
training, mentoring and advisory roles in Baghdad, in the south
of Iraq and in Jordan as part of the effort to reform the Iraqi
Police
Service.
December 2004
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