18. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent reports he has received from the Chiefs of Staff on the security situation in Iraq. (105390)

22. To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent reports he has received from the Chiefs of Staff on the security situation in Iraq. (105394)

I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Members for Billericay (Mr. Baron) and Gainsborough (Mr. Leigh).

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the security situation in Iraq. (105385)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Billericay (Mr. Baron).

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of the (a) security and (b) non-security element of the Basra equivalent of the Baghdad Security Plan; whether security personnel will carry out the non-security element of the plan; how many Iraqi civilian jobs will be created as a result of the plan; and if he will make a statement. (106655)

No estimate has been made of the security costs of Op. Sinbad as this role is conducted by deployed military resources with no additional cost incurred.

The UK has allocated some £2 million for quick impact projects and some $60 million of US administered Commanders Emergency Response Programme funds has been allocated for the non-security element of Op. Sinbad and further development activities in Basra. To date, some 7,080 locally employed civilians have been employed in support of the non security element of Op. Sinbad. We are not able to estimate how many Iraqi civilian jobs will be created as a result of Op. Sinbad but we would expect our efforts to stimulate the local economy thereby creating significant opportunities for local Baswaris, particularly over the medium to long-term.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role UK forces were asked to undertake as a contribution to the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration process in tackling armed militia groups in Iraq; what tasks UK armed forces have undertaken to this end; and if he will make a statement. (106656)

UK forces have not been asked specifically to undertake any role as a contribution to Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration. Nevertheless UK forces are working, in concert with Iraqi Security Forces, to generate a security situation in which Prime Minister Maliki’s Reconciliation initiative can progress and develop.