Written questions

Conflict Prevention

Commons · Question 51857 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 20 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) science, (b) technology, and (c) research sectors on using his Department's expertise on conflict prevention abroad.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 20 May 2025

Working closely with the science, technology and research sectors is an integral part of our approach to conflict prevention. Since 2022, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has partnered with open-source investigation (OSINT) organisa...