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1660803

registered interest
date	14/09/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department has requested from the Exchequer for next year’s Conflict, Security and Stability Fund allocation.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	199574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>As announced in March, the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) fund will be replaced by a new UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF) from 2024/25. The new Fund will support the implementation of key Integrated Review Refresh (IRR) objectives, funding projects both at home and overseas to tackle some of the most complex national security challenges facing the UK and its partners. As part of this approach, funding will be raised to almost £1 billion in 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 22/09/2023 10:32:33 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1544852

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister in his Department is responsible for the Conflict Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	94880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>Minister of State Baroness Neville-Rolfe is responsible for the Conflict Stability and Security Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/11/2022 09:59:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1417271

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on projects via the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund for projects in (a) Kazakhstan, (b) Belarus, (c) Ukraine and (d) Bosnia and Herzegovina in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	113121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) spend in Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan and Ukraine over the last five years is provided in the table below. These figures include discretionary Official Development Assistance and non-Official Development Assessments spend in these countries through the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and the Good Governance Fund portfolios. These totals do not include some cross regional and thematic spend which cannot be disaggregated by country.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£67,755</p></td><td><p>£320,000</p></td><td><p>£367,592</p></td><td><p>£2,727,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>£8,542,836</p></td><td><p>£4,304,129</p></td><td><p>£10,101,622</p></td><td><p>£10,709,074</p></td><td><p>£6,239,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>£219,150</p></td><td><p>£362,739</p></td><td><p>£463,952</p></td><td><p>£541,038</p></td><td><p>£411,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>£22,879,996</p></td><td><p>£25,473,635</p></td><td><p>£22,168,488</p></td><td><p>£30,236,049</p></td><td><p>£33,386,420</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Projects have included, election observation, domestic violence response and provision of medical supplies during COVID-19 in Belarus, improving the ability of law enforcement agencies and seeking care, support and justice for survivors of conflict related sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina and election monitoring in Kazakhstan. CSSF Ukraine is a key component of the UK’s commitment to Ukraine's security, encompassing security and defence training, support against disinformation efforts, and to civil society.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/02/2022 14:56:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1311671

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' Written Statement of 21 April 2021 on UK Official Development Assistance departmental allocations 2021-22, Official Report, HCWS935, how much of the Official Development Assistance funding allocated to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund within Open societies and conflict resolution is allocated to (a) Ukraine, (b) Yemen, (c) Somalia, (d) Myanmar, (e) Afghanistan, (f) Sudan and (g) South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	186018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs’ Written Ministerial Statement of 21 April 2021 sets out the FCDO departmental ODA programme budget allocations. It does not include Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) allocations.</p><p>The total CSSF allocation for Financial Year 2021/22 is £874m. CSSF regional and thematic level allocations for 2021/22 will be confirmed to Parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/04/2021 16:29:14 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1145808

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 25 July 2019 to Question 280367 and 17 July 2019 to Question 276193 and with reference to the findings of the independent assessment commissioned by the Joint Funds Unit which identified areas where the process could be improved, what specific recommendations were made for improving the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance process.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	291044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office lead HMG policy on the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) Guidance. The Joint Funds Unit audit of CSSF OSJAs showed that the OSJA process was closely adhered to by programme teams. Although OSJAs are not required to be completed until after programme design is finalised, the audit found that many programme managers considered OSJA from earlier in the process, ensuring that human rights considerations were built into programmes from the initial stages.</p><p>The audit found that a number of simple improvements, such as ensuring the audit trail of approvals is completed, would help improve the quality of OSJAs across the board and better reflect the level of analysis given to human rights risks.</p><p>As stated in the answer to Question 280367, in response to the audit’s recommendations the JFU is updating CSSF programmatic guidance and the Stabilisation Unit is updating its core security and justice training for HMG staff to align with the revised guidance.</p><p>There are no plans to publish the OSJA audit or the recommendations in full.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 30/09/2019 12:20:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1143413

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 25 July 2019 to Question 280367 and 17 July 2019 to Question 276193 and with reference to the findings of the independent assessment commissioned by the Joint Funds Unit which identified areas where the process could be improved, what specific recommendations were made for improving the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance process.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	284923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 09/09/2019 16:42:14 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1140809

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the recommendations of the independent assessment commissioned by the Joint Funds Unit of Overseas Security and Justice Assistance policy were.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	280367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>Pursuant to my answer to Question 276193, the audit’s findings highlighted the importance of context, and areas where the process could be improved. The audit showed that the majority of programme teams have a good understanding of the human rights risks facing their programmes, and a realistic view of the extent to which risks can be mitigated.</p><p>Responding to the audit’s recommendations, the JFU is updating CSSF programmatic guidance, and the Stabilisation Unit is updating its core security and justice training for HMG staff to align with the revised guidance.</p><p>As stated in my answer to Question 249954, there are no plans to publish the OSJA audit.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 25/07/2019 10:39:04 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1138502

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2019 to Question 249954, if the Government will publish the recommendations of the Joint Funds Unit audit of Overseas Security and Justice Assistance; what steps have been taken in response to the recommendations of that audit; who was responsible for conducting that audit; and what the cost was to the public purse of that audit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	276193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office lead HMG policy on the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) Guidance. The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) takes its responsibility to do no harm seriously. At the direction of the Joint Funds Unit (JFU), the Stabilisation Unit (SU) commissioned Palladium, a SU provider, to undertake an audit of OSJAs across CSSF programmes, at a cost of £31,801.64. <br> <br>The audit showed that the majority of programme teams have a good understanding of the human rights risks their programmes are operating in, and a realistic view of the extent to which risks can be mitigated. The audit’s findings also highlighted areas where the process could be improved.</p><p>In response to the audit’s recommendations, the JFU is updating CSSF programmatic guidance and the Stabilisation Unit is also updating its core security and justice training for HMG staff to align with the revised guidance.</p><p>As the Government stated in its response to Question 249954, there are no plans to publish the OSJA audit.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/07/2019 15:06:08 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1124208

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the findings of the independent Overseas Security and Justice Assistance audit into the Conflict Stability and Security Fund commissioned by the Joint Funds Unit.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	249954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) takes its responsibility to do no harm very seriously. All CSSF programmes comply with the UK’s domestic and international human rights obligations and have robust measures in place to protect the human rights of beneficiaries.</p><p> </p><p>In order for programme teams to be able to assess the risks of UK activity that could affect human rights, all security and justice assistance is subject to Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJAs). The OSJA is a risk management system used across Government to assess risk and consider what mitigation might be appropriate. The OSJA Guidance specifies at what point Ministerial approval is required.</p><p> </p><p>In order to determine the effectiveness of project activity, all CSSF programmes are subject to Annual Reviews, which score how effectively programmes have delivered their outputs and outcomes. In making an assessment the Annual Review considers how programme teams manage commercial partnerships, risk and budgets, adapt to changing contexts, , as well as assessing value for money. The Joint Funds Unit (JFU) plans to publish the Rule of Law 2017/18 Annual Review summary before the end of this Parliamentary session.</p><p> </p><p>Minister Field, the FCO Minister responsible for South Asia, receives regular updates on the risks associated with the Rule of Law programme’s activities. In addition, I reviewed all the relevant programme documentation ahead of it being shared with the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy, who have taken an interest in this programme and requested further, sensitive documents on it.</p><p> </p><p>The OSJA covering the Counter-Terrorism Associated Prosecutorial Reforms Initiative was fully reviewed in December 2018. Completed OSJA checklists are sensitive internal documents providing an assessment of the human rights situation in a country at a given time and are regularly updated. These are not published. The Information Commissioner has previously reviewed and agreed with a Government decision not to disclose an OSJA on Pakistan.</p><p> </p><p>Last year the JFU commissioned an independent OSJA audit, in order to get a better understanding of how they are used across the CSSF. The audit itself contains a number of sensitive in-depth samples of OSJAs and therefore there are no plans to publish the audit.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/05/2019 09:04:52 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1123429

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution to the November hearing of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, that he could absolutely provide assurance that money from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund is not being used to fund activities that might lead to the death of people in other countries, what assessment he has made of whether reports of the use of that funding for specialist anti-terror courts in Pakistan is incompatible with his statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	247981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) takes its responsibility to do no harm very seriously. All CSSF programmes comply with the UK’s domestic and international human rights obligations and have robust measures in place to protect the human rights of beneficiaries.</p><p> </p><p>CSSF programmes in Pakistan have supported the reform of the criminal justice system, including the investigation and prosecution of serious crimes, in a manner compliant with human rights. For all security and justice programmes, Overseas Security and Justice Assessments (OSJAs) are used as an additional risk management process to assess and to mitigate human rights risks. OSJAs are specifically designed to improve human rights standards and strengthen the rule of law in partner countries. They also help to guide decision makers and Ministers on how to provide security assistance overseas while managing the consequences for human rights.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon friend, the FCO Minister responsible for South Asia, receives regular updates on the risks associated with the Rule of Law programme’s activities. In addition, I have seen the independent OSJA audit, which included an overview of the Pakistan Rule of Law programme, and am confident that activities have been delivered in a way that is consistent with the UK’s opposition to the death penalty</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/05/2019 09:19:12 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett