[holding answer 3 July 2008]: In the National Security Strategy, the Government recognise our security as grounded in a set of core values including human rights, the rule of law, legitimate and accountable government, justice, freedom, tolerance and opportunity for all.
This broad concept of security extends to the Government's work internationally. For example, through the Conflict Prevention Pool, managed jointly by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Department for International Development (DFID) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and amounting to £112 million in 2008-09, the Government fund activities in developing countries ranging from security sector reform to programmes supporting political reconciliation, judicial reform, peacekeeping training and respect for human rights. Over 50 per cent. of these funds are to be dispersed in Africa. DFID's White Paper (2006) recognises security as a precondition for development and as a result DFID is committed to spending £135 million on security and access to justice in thirteen countries in 2008-09.
The Government also provide direct assistance to a number of countries to support their security capability development, for example through the FCO's allocation of £35 million in 2008-09 to support efforts to counter threats from terrorism and radicalisation, or the MOD's overseas training programmes.
The UK also contributes to international organisations' assistance to developing countries to improve their national security including, for example, EU security sector reform missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau.