To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what support her Department gives to post-war reconstruction of Iraq. [125111]
My Department has recently taken a number of measures to assist the Iraqis to protect and conserve their Cultural heritage. Two officials from my Department have been working closely in Iraq with
2002
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Distributing body
| Number of grants
| Total amount awarded (£)
|
| Heritage Lottery Fund | 1 | 996,000 |
| Community Fund | 2 | 6000 |
| Sport England | 2 | 7,184 |
| Arts Council of England | 1 | 2,800 |
| New Opportunities Fund | 1 | 599,350 |
| Awards For All (England) Joint Scheme | 16 | 57,762 |
| Total | 23 | 1,669,096 |
2003
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Distributing body
| Number of grants
| Total amount awarded (£)
|
| Community Fund | 1 | 221,220 |
| New Opportunities Fund | 5 | 657,613 |
| Awards For All (England) Joint Scheme | 13 | 54,110 |
| Total | 19 | 932,943 |
2. Exchequer Funding2
2 The grants from Sport England, Arts Council North West and English Heritage are to Pendle only. A large number of other grants will have had an impact on Pendle but will have been given to organisations based outside the constituency.
Ambassador Cordone, Head of Cultural Affairs at the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). Their priority has been to re-establish the Culture Ministry as soon as possible and a Culture Cabinet of six Iraqis was formed in May. DCMS officials have helped prepare a budget for the Culture Ministry for 2003–04.
My Department has created a database of offers of support from UK heritage bodies and others, and will follow up on these when we have a better picture of what specifically is needed in Iraq. It is in close touch with UNESCO, which is co-ordinating international help for the cultural sector in Iraq.