Written question asked by Michael Moore (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 26 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 March 2009. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 April 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Caucasus: 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, how much funding will be allocated to conflict prevention in the Caucasus in 2009-10; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Approximately £4 million has been allocated to conflict prevention work and international secondments to peacekeeping missions in the Caucasus. This is in addition to the UK's assessed contributions to the UN Peacekeeping mission in Georgia (UNOMiG); and UK contributions to the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy budget and the costs of the Organisation Security and Co-operation in Europe field missions in the region.Further details on changes to funding of projects and future activities were set out in my letter to the chairman of the European scrutiny committee of 25 March 2009, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 490 c1194W;490 c1190W; 268024
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-1040
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Deposited papers
House of Commons; Conflict Resources 2009-10
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Written statements
House of Commons
Subjects: Conflict prevention Transcaucasus
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk