Results 1-10 of 10 for iraq speaker:Michael Foster

Written Answers — International Development: Security (15 Oct 2009)

Michael Foster: ...security companies managed and administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. DFID's share of these is as follows. We do not contract with private military companies. £ million Iraq Afghanistan 2006-07 6.1 1.8 2007-08 5.0 2.3 2008-09 5.5 2.3

Written Answers — International Development: Departmental Manpower (7 Jul 2009)

Michael Foster: ...2001 have not been retained. Currently two Department for International Development (DFID) officials in Baghdad are taking part-time Arabic language classes. There are also three Arabic-speaking Iraqi nationals working for DFID in Baghdad. In Basra, DFID employs two Arabic-speaking Iraqi nationals, and one further is being recruited. DFID has employed over 40 Arabic-speaking Iraqi...

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (30 Jun 2009)

Michael Foster: The Department for International Development (DFID) has spent approximately £5 million clearing mines from Iraq since 2001.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Syrian Arab Republic: Asylum (23 Jun 2009)

Michael Foster: I have been asked to reply. The UK Government have contributed £2 million in 2008-09 to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to meet the requirements of Iraqi refugees living outside Iraq in the Middle East region. This funding is not earmarked for specific countries, although official estimates show that the large majority of Iraqi refugees live in Syria.

Written Answers — International Development: Iraq: Economic Growth (9 Jun 2009)

Michael Foster: The UK Government have worked to increase Iraq's capacity to attract inward investment, which will further stimulate growth, prompt further reforms and facilitate skills transfer. Since April 2008 the UK Government have: Facilitated over 30 visits by potential international investors, leading to proposals for investment in Iraq worth over $10 billion. Helped establish the Basra Investment...

Written Answers — International Development: Non-Governmental Organisations (30 Apr 2009)

Michael Foster: The Department for International Development (DFID) provided funding directly to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Iraq over the last five years through two principal mechanisms: the Political Participation Fund and the Civil Society Fund. The £5 million Iraq Civil Society Fund (CSF) supported projects that strengthened the capacity of Iraqi civil society organisations through...

Written Answers — International Development: Conflict Prevention Pool (27 Mar 2009)

Michael Foster: ...globally, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa; Reduced impact of conflict in specific countries and regions (Afghanistan, Iraq—funded through the Stabilisation Aid Fund, Balkans, Middle East, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region, Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Sudan); More effective...

Written Answers — International Development: Departmental Video Conferencing (3 Mar 2009)

Michael Foster: ...-wide units are located in the following 40 countries; Afghanistan Bangladesh Barbados Belgrade Brazil Burma Cambodia China Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ethiopia France Ghana India Indonesia Iraq Israel Italy Jamaica Kenya Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Malawi Mozambique Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria Pakistan Rwanda Sierra Leone South Africa Sudan Switzerland Tajikistan Tanzania Uganda USA Yemen Zambia...

Written Answers — International Development: Departmental Conditions of Employment (2 Feb 2009)

Michael Foster: Employees working in Iraq and Afghanistan are entitled to a two week break away from post for every six weeks worked. DFID will only cover the cost of one return flight to the UK for each breather break. If employees wish to spend a break at an alternative location they must cover any additional costs, above the equivalent of the return ticket to the UK, themselves. Employees are not...

Written Answers — International Development: Stabilisation Unit (12 Jan 2009)

Michael Foster: ...the current financial year are £3.6 million. Total programme spend in 2008-09 is estimated at £5.4 million and spent as follows: £1.8 million in Afghanistan, £2.0 million in Sudan, £0.3 million in Iraq, £1.3 million on building future capability, £1 million in Georgia. The stabilisation unit is subject to the Department for International Development's...