To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funding and resources she provided to the Property Claims Commission in Iraq in each year since 2001; and what funding she has allocated in each of the next three years. (132395)

The UK has not provided or allocated funding to the Property Claims Commission in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Property Claims Commission in Iraq. (132396)

The Commission for Resolution of Real Property Disputes, formerly Iraq Property Claims Commission, carries out an important role in addressing the consequences of Saddam’s enforced migration policies. Working under difficult circumstances, their annual report states that the total number of claims received by 31 December 2006 was 122,655 of which 24.54 per cent. of claims have been decided.