Written question asked by Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2009. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 26 March 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Kosovo: Politics and Government

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contribution the Government plan to make to the activities of Eulex in Kosovo.

Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the written ministerial statement of 25 March 2009, Official Report, columns 17-19WS, giving details of conflict prevention funding for the coming financial year.The allocation for Wider Europe has been set at £33 million, from which we will contribute £2.55 million to the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX). This will fund 32 UK secondees in the mission, a reduction from the current figure of 63. In addition, through the UK's share of the overall Common Foreign and Security Policy budget we are contributing to the common costs for EULEX (€34.85 million or 17 per cent. of €205 million).We will continue to offer EULEX our full political support in the implementation of its mandate throughout Kosovo.

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