Peace

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has spent on (a) peace education, (b) mediation, (c) conflict prevention, (d) conflict resolution, (e) interfaith dialogue and (f) other peace development initiatives since January 2002; and if he will make a statement. (252108)

The Department for International Development (DFID) does not disaggregate spend into the categories requested. DFID currently holds records against the following categories of expenditure on conflict:

*£ million*
Category	Total expenditure in financial years 2002-03 to 2007-08
Security system management and reform	69.4
Civilian peace-building, conflict prevention and resolution	213.6
Land mine clearance	65.2

Total	348.2

Volume 487: debated on Monday 2 February 2009