HC Deb 06 November 2002 vol 392 cc329-30W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list by country the projects funded by his Department under the Global Conflict Prevention Pool and the amount given to each. [79560]

Mr. Rammell

The Global Conflict Prevention Pool is run jointly by FCO, MOD and DFID. The Pool is divided into strategies, some of which cover regions or themes and some cover specific countries as listed below.

In Financial Year 2002–3 the geographical strategies and allocations are:

  • Afghanistan—£18,070,000
  • Balkans—£8,550,000
  • Belize/Guatemala—£2,101,990
  • Central & Eastern Europe—£10,940,000
  • Indonesia/East Timor—£2,053,761
  • Kashmir—£1,628,000
  • Middle East—£5,850,000
  • Nepal—£6,781,548
  • Russia/FSU—£8,160,000
  • Sri Lanka £668,973

In Financial Year 2002–3 the thematic strategies and allocations are:

  • EU Civilian Crisis Management—£450,000
  • OSCE/CoE—£1,630,000
  • Security Sector Reform—£2,830,395
  • Small Arms & Light Weapons—£11,150,000
  • United Nations (capacity building for peacekeeping and conflict prevention)—£14,529,673

Within these strategies there is a wide range of projects. A report on the operation of the Global Conflict Prevention Pool will be published after the end of its first two years of operation in May 2003.

Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the criteria are for the disbursement of funds from the Global Conflict Prevention Pool to(a) Macedonia, (b) Kosovo, (c) Bosnia, (d) Indonesia and (e) East Timor; how much was allocated from the pool for the purchase of equipment to each in (i) 2001 and (ii) 2002; and if he will make a statement. [79558]

Mr. Rammell

The criteria for all projects funded by the Global Conflict Prevention Pool, wherever they take place, are drawn from the Public Service Agreement targetImproved effectiveness of the UK contribution to conflict prevention and management as demonstrated by a reduction in the number of people whose lives are affected by violent conflict and a reduction in potential sources of conflict, where the UK can make a significant contribution.

This is a joint target for the three departments involved in the Pool, FCO, MOD and DFID.

The GCPP's programme funds are disbursed to strategies agreed by the Ministerial committee responsible for managing the Pool. I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her today (UIN 79560) which provides a full list of the current strategies and their allocations.

Activity in Macedonia, Kosovo and Bosnia is funded from the Balkans strategy. This strategy has four strands: Access to Justice, Strengthening Democracy and Inter-Ethnic relations, Security Sector Reform and Countering Organised Crime.

Activity in Indonesia and East Timor is covered by the Indonesia/East Timor strategy. This strategy is divided into three strands: Security Sector Reform in Indonesia, Conflict Reduction in Indonesia and Conflict Prevention in East Timor.

The specific information about equipment purchase will take some time to confirm. I will write to the hon. Member shortly.

Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what equipment will be purchased with the money(a) allocated to logistical equipment, (b) allocated to communications equipment and (c) for equipment in support of military intelligence for Nepal under the Global Conflict Prevention Pool. [79559]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The total for military support under the Global Conflict Prevention Pool for this financial year is £3,669,000. This can be broken down as follows.

  1. 1. £250,000 on bomb disposal equipment and training for the Nepalese security forces
  2. 2. £149,000 on support and training for the newly formed Military Intelligence Support Group (MISG) within the Royal Nepalese Army, including tactical radios and night-vision telescopes and binoculars
  3. 3. £2,600,000 on two transport helicopters
  4. 4. £460,000 to provide training in human rights awareness, peace support operations and in civil-military co-operation.
  5. 5. £210,000 towards infrastructure costs for the regional UN peacekeeping centre at Panchkal.

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