§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what Department for International Development staff have been assigned to his Department in the past year; to whom they report; and what are and will their responsibilities be; [104034]
(2) which officials within his Department have responsibility for liaising with the Department for International Development; whether their roles are full-time; whether they report through the chiefs of staff; and what their (a) purpose and (b) function are. [104031]
§ Dr. MoonieThere are no Ministry of Defence (MOD) staff dedicated exclusively to liaison with the Department for International Development (DfID). Liaison occurs at all levels on an ad hoc and routine basis where co-ordination and consultation on policy and implementation is required.
No DfID staff are assigned to MOD. A number of DfID officials are, however embedded in the United Kingdom National Component Command Head-Quarters in Kuwait, advising on contingency planning for humanitarian assistance in the period immediately following conflict A DfID official is also embedded within the Defence Advisory Team, based at Shrivenham, which provides advice on Security Sector Reform advice and co-ordination as part of the cross departmental Conflict Prevention Initiative. All embedded staff report to DfID.