To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2008, Official Report, column 722W, on Mozambique: money, what the exchange rate was on each transfer; how many Mozambiquan metacais were received for each; what commission was paid on each transfer; which exchange institution or bank was used for each; and what the purpose was of each. (192691)

Pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2008, Official Report, column 722W, on Mozambique, the exchange rates and amounts received were as follows:

No commission was charged. All transactions were undertaken by Standard Bank as this is DFID Mozambique’s Corporate Banking Service Provider. The purpose was to pay for locally incurred costs of running the DFID Mozambique office.