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Written Question
Iraq
Tuesday 28th October 2014

Asked by: Frank Roy (Labour - Motherwell and Wishaw)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid has been allocated to Iraq in the last 12 months.

Answered by Justine Greening

In response to the current crisis, the UK has allocated an overall aid package of £23 million for 2014/15 to support the needs of internally displaced people in Iraq. £18.7 million of this has been allocated for Northern Iraq. The total amount of aid that has been allocated to the Kurdistan region of Iraq is not possible to quantify exactly as our humanitarian partners are distributing aid based on need across Northern Iraq.


Written Question
Iraq
Tuesday 28th October 2014

Asked by: Frank Roy (Labour - Motherwell and Wishaw)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many air drops of aid the UK has undertaken in the Kurdish region of Iraq during the last 12 months.

Answered by Justine Greening

The UK has not carried out any aid drops to the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

The UK carried out 7 airdrops of humanitarian assistance to Mount Sinjar and 2 air drops to the town of Amerli in Northern Iraq.


Written Question
Iraq
Tuesday 28th October 2014

Asked by: Frank Roy (Labour - Motherwell and Wishaw)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid has been allocated to the Kurdish region of Iraq in the last 12 months.

Answered by Justine Greening

In response to the current crisis, the UK has allocated an overall aid package of £23 million for 2014/15 to support the needs of internally displaced people in Iraq. £18.7 million of this has been allocated for Northern Iraq. The total amount of aid that has been allocated to the Kurdistan region of Iraq is not possible to quantify exactly as our humanitarian partners are distributing aid based on need across Northern Iraq.


Written Question
Iraq
Tuesday 28th October 2014

Asked by: Frank Roy (Labour - Motherwell and Wishaw)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many women and girls have been assisted by UK aid programmes in the Kurdish region of Iraq in the last 12 months.

Answered by Justine Greening

In response to the current crisis, the UK has allocated an overall aid package of £23 million for 2014/15 to support the needs of internally displaced people in Iraq. £18.7 million of this has been allocated for Northern Iraq. Given the displacement and movement of people in Iraq, it is not possible to have precise information on the number of women and girls assisted by UK aid programmes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

DFID funding includes programming to prevent and respond to sexual violence. Activities include establishing women and children’s community centres, which provide group counselling and support for women, as well as offering safe spaces for children to play and learn.