Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Estimated Spend 2023-24
- My noble Friend the Minister of State, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, has today made the following statement:I wish to update the House on the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund’s estimated spend for financial year 2023-24.The CSSF, now replaced by the Integrated Security Fund, was a cross-government fund which used Official Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA funding to enable the integrated delivery of National Security Council priorities. The most recent annual report, for financial year 2022-23, was published in January 2024. A copy of this document can be found at gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-annual-report-2022-to-2023. id="54WS" class="column-number" data-column-number="54WS">The CSSF is estimated to spend approximately £848.9 million in the financial year 2023-24. £505.7 million of this was ODA and £343.2 million was non-ODA funding. Total CSSF spending in the financial year 2022-23 was £830.4 million as set out in the annual report.The CSSF transitioned to the Integrated Security Fund on 1 April 2024. The ISF is designed to help address global challenges and build on the unique work the CSSF has done to tackle conflict, stability and security challenges overseas which threaten UK national security. Through integrating domestic and overseas national security programming, the ISF aims to have strategic impact, bring value for taxpayers’ money and demonstrate UK innovation. It will take an integrated, agile, catalytic, and high-risk approach to find solutions to the most complex national security challenges outlined in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023.The ISF retains many features of the CSSF, including international programmes and projects notably in Ukraine and the middle east. It also includes new areas of programming such as maritime security, economic sanctions, emerging and disruptive technology, notably Al, and incorporates existing economic deterrence and cyber programmes into a single fund. This recognises the transnational nature of some of the threats facing the UK and will enable a more coherent and joined up government response.
Financial Year 2023-24 Estimated Spend (millions) *as of 10 May 2024
Estimated Spend
Non-ODA
ODA
Total
Africa
27.689
37.199
64.888
Americas
2.216
7.430
9.647
South East Asia Pacific
2.086
11.761
13.847
Eastern Europe Central Asia
26.284
59.488
85.772
Western Balkans
10.059
28.920
38.979
Middle East and North Africa
25.463
54.793
80.256
Overseas Territories
16.541
3.732
20.273
Afghanistan and Pakistan (includes a £3.3m ODA credit)
2.048
13.037
15.085
India and Indian Ocean
0.494
6.053
6.548
REGIONAL TOTAL
112.882
222.417
335.299
Counter Terrorism
13.745
20.445
34.190
Cyber
15.989
15.240
31.230
Gender Peace and Security
0.415
4.210
4.625
State Threats
8.712
0.000
8.712
Information Threats and Influence
16.877
0.000
16.877
Economic Deterrence Initiative
10.857
0.000
10.857
Migration
1.770
7.010
8.781
Multilateral
1.507
3.229
4.737
National Security Communications Team
2.129
0.000
2.129
Serious and Organised Crime
5.134
13.252
18.387
THEMATIC TOTAL
77.141
63.388
140.530
Peacekeeping
253.701
53.230
306.932
African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) /United Nation Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS)
34.798
0.000
34.798
Operation Tosca (Cyprus)
11. 079
0.000
11.079
Operation Newcombe (Mali)
7.994
0.000
7.994
Non-Discretionary TOTAL
307.574
53.230
360.804
Corporate Delivery Support & Other (this includes Joint Funds Unit and pilot activities)
8.129
4.153
12.283
TOTAL
505.727
343.190
848.917
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