The Adjournment Debate in Westminster Hall - 21 June 2011
Government Strategy on Conflict Prevention
The words of Henry Bellingham MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, speaking for the government.
Co-Chair of the APPGCI Simon Hughes MP led the 90-minute debate, only the second-ever in Parliament devoted to conflict prevention, and was praised by the minister:
’I’d like to congratulate him on the work he’s done with the All-Party Group [on Conflict Issues] and the honourable colleagues who have been supportive of that group, which I think is one of the most important groups in Parliament.’
The key points and commitments made by the minister include:
Programme resources in the Conflict Pool will rise from
229m to 309m by 2014-15
The Stabilisation Unit will be refocused to give more
attention to upstream conflict prevention
By 2014-15 HMG will increase to 30% the proportion
of UK overseas development assistance that supports
conflict-affected and fragile states
HMG will seek to improve its early-warning and
early-response capabilities
HMG will seek to improve its cooperation on conflict
prevention with partner countries and organisations
HMG supports the suggestion to convene a ministerial
seminar on conflict prevention that involves a wide
range of stakeholders
A full recording of the debate can be watched here.
The Hansard report can be read here.
Backgound material is available on the Resources page.
