Armed Conflict
Commons · Question 115821 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle economic drivers of conflict in the world.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 9 Mar 2026
The UK is working closely with international financial institutions (IFIs) to better understand economic drivers of conflict, including enhancing the use of analytics to anticipate potential conflict, and ensuring timely, effective and conflict sensitive ...