Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 20 of his Department's report, entitled Rising to the challenge of ending poverty: the Bilateral Development Review 2016, published in December 2016, how the Government plans to expand the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.

The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) has a budget of £1.1billion, due to grow to £1.34billion by the end of 2019/20. As reflected in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), the additional c.£200m will increase Government’s capacity to prevent threats and build stability, as well as respond to crises more quickly and effectively. The CSSF will have more resources and expertise to address the drivers of transnational threats to stability such as extremism, illegal migration and serious and organised crime.