§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of the independent evaluations of the Global Conflict Prevention Pool and the African Conflict Prevention Pool. [170087]
§ Mr. RammellThe joint external evaluation of the Africa Conflict Prevention Pool and the Global Conflict Prevention Pool began in June 2003. The fact-finding phase was completed in December 2003 and a final draft report including a synthesis of the main findings and recommendations has now been produced.
The evaluators concluded that the Conflict Prevention Pools are funding worthwhile activities, which make positive contributions to effective conflict prevention, and that the progress achieved through the Pools mechanisms is significant enough to justify their continuation. They also considered that the Pools were demonstrating increasingly good joined-up working between the three Departments.
The interim conclusions of the evaluation helped inform recent work on the Spending Review 2004 process.
Final editing of the Evaluation report is now being done. In summer 2004, the Evaluation, and the Government's response to it, will be published and made available to the House.
§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how often the joint steering team responsible for the Global Conflict Prevention Pool has met in each year since 2001–02. [170088]
§ Mr. RammellThe Steering Team of the Global Conflict Prevention Pool (GCPP) comprises officials from FCO, MOD and DfID as well as representatives of HM Treasury and Cabinet Office.
1439WThey have met, usually fortnightly, throughout each year since the GCPP's inception in April 2001, although at busier times they meet every week.
§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what funds were allocated to the(a) Global Conflict Prevention Pool and (b) African Conflict Prevention Pool in each year since 2001–02; and how much was spent in each year. [170090]
§ Mr. RammellThe budget and spend information requested for(a) The Global Conflict Prevention Pool (GCPP) is as follows:
To nearest £ million Financial year Funds allocated Spend 2001–02 60 50 2002–03 68 66 2003–04 74 186 1 Current forecast—departmental accounts to be finalized in summer 2004 Note: Does not include Peacekeeping figures. The budget and spend information requested for (b) The Africa Conflict Prevention Pool (ACPP) is as follows:
To nearest £ million Financial year Funds allocated Spend 2001–02 50 43 2002–03 50 45 2003–04 50 140+ 1 Current forecast—departmental accounts to be finalized in summer 2004 Note: Does not include Peacekeeping figures.