Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the work of the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund is co-ordinated at ministerial level; and if he will make a statement.

The National Security Council (NSC) approves the overall strategy and direction of the Conflict Security and Stability Fund (CSSF).

As the Written Ministerial statement of 12 March set out, the NSC has agreed a range of country and regional strategies, along with approaches on peacekeeping and multilateral institutions which together form a strategic framework for NSC Departments to prioritise HMG’s effort to tackle instability and insecurity overseas.

The NSC has agreed CSSF allocations for FY15/16. These allocations may change during the course of FY15/16 to reflect changing priorities or to enable the Government to respond more effectively to new cases of conflict and instability.