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Written question asked by Sian C James (Labour) on Monday, 7 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 November 2005. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 November 2005 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Somalia

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much financial aid the UK has given to Somalia since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Since 1997 up to the end of financial year 2004–05 (the latest period for which figures are available), the UK provided £137,000 of assistance to Somalia that is categorised as financial aid. This was in relation to a residual obligation to pay the pensions of expatriate officers who saw service in Somalia prior to independence. Details of these amounts are provided in the following table, which also shows the total amount of UK bilateral aid, £19.47 million, to Somalia over this period. The UK also provides contributions to multilateral institutions some of which funding has also been benefiting Somalia.DFID's programme for Somalia in the financial year 2005–06 is expected to amount to £13.2 million, and is focused on governance programmes, service delivery and humanitarian assistance.

Total UK Bilateral Aid For Somalia 1997–2005
£ thousand
Financial Aid Technical Co-operation Grants and Other Aid in Kind Humanitarian Assistance Total UK Bilateral Aid
1997–98 20 55 345 1,047 1,467
1998–99 20 45 473 1,079 1,617
1999–2000 19 9 350 372 751
2000–01 17 11 218 1,235 1,480
2001–02 16 92 55 1,575 1,739
2002–03 16 8 180 2,920 3,124
2003–04 15 12 781 3,165 3,973
2004–05 14 0 2,263 3,043 5,320
Source: Statistics on International Development

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27242; 439 c1082W;439 c1082W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Development aid Bilateral aid Somalia
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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