Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 6 June (HL Deb col 1027), whether the new conflict and atrocity prevention hub includes individuals from outside the civil service and government.

The FCDO has created a dedicated department for conflict and atrocity prevention within the Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation. The department houses the Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub which works to improve the UK's ability to prevent and respond to atrocities in conflict and non-conflict contexts. The department works closely with other Government departments, and draws on expertise from external partners, including other States and civil society organisations.