Written question asked by Michael Moore (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 25 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 27 March 2009. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Conflict Prevention

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 25 March 2009, Official Report, columns 17-19WS, on conflict resources 2009-10, what changes have been made to the funding for thematic programmes; what proportion of this funding will be allocated to (a) security sector reform advisory, (b) peacekeeping training, (c) defence education in priority countries and (d) the United Nations' Rule of Law Unit; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: The Strategic Support to International Organisations Programme (SSIO) will merge the existing Conflict Prevention Pool International Capacity Building and Security and Small Arms Control Programmes. Of the total £6.5 million allocated to SSIO (a) £1,883,000 (28.9 per cent.) has been allocated to security sector reform advisory, (b) £950,000 (14.6 per cent.) has been allocated to UK peacekeeping training, (c) £1,000,000 (15.3 per cent.) for defence education, and (d) £100,000 (1.5 per cent.) to the UN's Rule of Law Unit from of a total £2,069,000 (31.8 per cent.) of support to the UN Secretariat. Additionally there is an element of £408,000 (6.2 per cent.) for support to strategic secondments to international organisations and a contingency element of £190,000 (2.9 per cent.).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 490 c1115-6W;490 c1111-2W; 267729
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Conflict Resources 2009-10
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects: Conflict prevention
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