Written question asked by Michael Moore (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 14 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 July 2008. It was answered by Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 July 2008 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Kosovo

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department's budget is for expenditure in Kosovo on (a) staffing and other operational costs of the post, (b) technical assistance to (i) the Government of Kosovo and (ii) non-governmental organisations working in Kosovo, (c) budgetary support for (i) the Government of Kosovo, (ii) non-governmental bodies working in Kosovo and (d) other international bodies operating in Kosovo in 2008-09.

Answer: The Department for International Development (DFID) has an administration budget of £450,000 for its office in Kosovo in 2008-09. This excludes the cost of some staff who are based in London but provide support to DFID offices across the Western Balkans region, including Kosovo.The budget for programme activities in Kosovo in 2008-09 is £8.8 million. This includes resources for the Conflict Prevention Pool (CPP) (£3.8 million) which is managed jointly by DFID, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD).DFID provides assistance to the Government of Kosovo in the form of technical assistance. No decision has yet been taken on providing budget support in Kosovo. The CPP provides assistance for non-governmental organisations in the form of grants and for international organisations including NATO. We intend to provide £3.8 million for the NATO Trust Fund for Demobilisation with Dignity of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) through the CPP.

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