Results 1-15 of 15 for iraq speaker:Stephen Timms

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq and Afghanistan (29 Jan 2007)

Stephen Timms: The Ministry of Defence drew down £1.4 billion to fund the net additional cost of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of its 2006-07 winter supplementary estimate. The figure will be finalised in MOD's spring supplementary estimate.

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq and Afghanistan (29 Jan 2007)

Stephen Timms: The £600 million allocated to fund operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in the 2006 pre-Budget report is additional to the amount allocated at Budget 2006.

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq and Afghanistan (8 Jan 2007)

Stephen Timms: ...to fluctuation as a result of operational developments and other factors. Budget 2006 announced £800 million of provision in the special reserve to help meet the resource costs of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and other international commitments. The Ministry Of Defence has drawn down provision in its winter supplementary estimate for the current additional estimated costs.

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (27 Nov 2006)

Stephen Timms: holding answer 23 November 2006 The Chancellor's announcement of an additional £100 million for reconstruction in Iraq will primarily support the Department for International Development's bilateral programme for Iraq. As well as funding from the Department for International Development assistance will also be provided through the Global Conflict Prevention Pool.

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (10 Oct 2006)

Stephen Timms: The net additional costs of operations in Iraq to 31 March 2006 are recorded in the Ministry of Defence's annual reports and accounts.

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (12 May 2006)

Stephen Timms: ...to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on 26 January 2006, Official Report, columns 2260-61W, which provides the net additional costs of current operations in Iraq from financial years 2002-03 to 2004-05. An estimated cost for operations in Iraq for 2005-06 of £1,098 million was included in the Ministry of Defence's Spring Supplementary Estimate...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Pensions (26 Oct 2005)

Stephen Timms: ... Gambia 76 Ghana 778 Greenland 1 Grenada 1,514 Guatemala 9 Guinea 2 Guyana 438 Haiti 1 Honduras 8 Hong Kong 1,097 India 4,139 Indonesia 86 Iran 15 Iraq 7 Japan 324 Jordan 47 Kampuchea 6 Kenya 593 Kiribati 3 Kuwait 40 Lebanon 59 Lesotho 7 Liberia 2 Libya 2 Macau 10 Malagasy Republic 6 ...

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (21 Mar 2005)

Mr Stephen Timms: holding answer 10 March 2005 In Budget 2003 the Chancellor set aside £3 billion as a special reserve to cover the cost of military operations in Iraq. £1 billion was drawn down by the Ministry of Defence in the spring supplementary estimate for 2002–03. In the 2003 pre-Budget report, the Government carried forward the £2 billion unallocated special reserve into...

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (2 Mar 2005)

Mr Stephen Timms: The UK has been at the forefront of efforts to help rehabilitate Iraq's economy. The UK fully supported a generous debt treatment for Iraq at the Paris club meeting of 21 November at which it was agreed to write off 80 per cent. of Iraq's debt in order to provide a robust exit from debt unsustainability. Under the Paris Club deal, no payments are due from Iraq to Paris Club creditors until...

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (17 Jan 2005)

Mr Stephen Timms: No debts have formally been reconciled between the Government of Iraq and its creditors. On the basis of creditor estimates, the Paris Club agreement of November 2004 applies to $38.9 billion, of which approximately half is interest. Iraq's total debt is estimated to be $124 billion. For the UK, the total amount owed to ECGD (which is the only debt owed by Iraq to HM Government) is estimated...

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (11 Jan 2005)

Mr Stephen Timms: The Paris Club of official creditors agreed on 21 November 2004 to write off 80 per cent. of Iraq's debt. This agreement with Iraq contains a provision that requires Iraq to seek comparable treatment from all non-Paris Club creditors, including private creditors. The Iraqi authorities are responsible for those negotiations.

Written Answers — Treasury: Iraq (11 Jan 2005)

Mr Stephen Timms: Iraq agreed a programme of emergency post-conflict assistance (EPCA) with the IMF on 29 September 2004, and intends to agree an upper credit tranche IMF Arrangement in 2005. The EPCA document is publicly available. The terms of the upper credit tranche arrangement are yet to be negotiated by Iraq and the IMF. The Paris Club agreement on debt reduction for Iraq will be delivered in three...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Iraq (21 Apr 2004)

Mr Stephen Timms: We do not offer guarantees to British companies regarding the safety of employees and company assets while working in Iraq. British companies considering sending staff to Iraq are advised to consult the current travel advice, published on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website, www.fco. gov.uk, which advises against all but the most essential travel to Iraq and that even the most...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Iraq (10 Mar 2004)

Mr Stephen Timms: holding answer 9 March 2004 Information on the amount of Iraqi oil produced each month is given in Table 1 as follows. Information on the amount paid for the oil is not publicly available. As of 4 March 2004, US $6.15 billion of oil proceeds had been received by the Development Fund for Iraq. This information is available through the CPA website at www.cpa-iraq.org/budget/DFI intro1.html...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Oil Sales (Iraq) (20 Nov 2003)

Mr Stephen Timms: According to the Coalition Provisional Authority, to date $2.009 billion has been paid to the Development Fund for Iraq from the sale of oil since the conflict ended. The Iraqi budget for 2004 includes a forecast of $12 billion for oil revenues. There is no available monthly breakdown. The rehabilitation of the Iraqi oil industry is being undertaken and financed by the US government through...