Further to the Written Answers by the Lord Triesman on 19 October (WA 133) and 10 November (WA 111–2), what is their estimate of the number of vessels hijacked in Somali waters since the beginning of 2005; and whether they remain of the view that the long-term solution to piracy...

Further to the Written Answers by the Lord Triesman on 19 October (WA 133) and 10 November (WA 111–2), what is their estimate of the number of vessels hijacked in Somali waters since the beginning of 2005; and whether they remain of the view that the long-term solution to piracy...

Whether they will make representations to the United Nations Security Council with a view to the council providing alternative transitional arrangements for the administration of government in Somalia, bearing in mind the prospects for reconciliation between the Jowhar and Mogadishu factions.

Whether they will make representations to the United Nations Security Council with a view to the council providing alternative transitional arrangements for the administration of government in Somalia, bearing in mind the prospects for reconciliation between the Jowhar and Mogadishu factions.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to secure aid agency transport links to Somalia.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to secure aid agency transport links to Somalia.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Government will publish its report on khat use within the Somali community.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Government will publish its report on khat use within the Somali community.

What contribution the United Kingdom is making to maritime interdiction operations off the coast of Somalia; and

What contribution the United Kingdom is making to maritime interdiction operations off the coast of Somalia; and

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions his Department has had with the Government of (a) Lesotho, (b) Swaziland and (c) Somalia on HIV/AIDS infection, prevention and treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions his Department has had with the Government of (a) Lesotho, (b) Swaziland and (c) Somalia on HIV/AIDS infection, prevention and treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the implications of the political instability in Somalia for his policy of repatriation of Somalian asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the implications of the political instability in Somalia for his policy of repatriation of Somalian asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had about political developments in Somalia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had about political developments in Somalia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the political situation in Somalia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the political situation in Somalia.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what Somalia's outstanding debt is; how much international debt relief was given to Somalia following the G8 summit in July; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what Somalia's outstanding debt is; how much international debt relief was given to Somalia following the G8 summit in July; and if he will make a statement.

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.

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.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the ambush of Somalian interim Prime Minister Ali Muhammad Gedi in Mogadishu on 7 November.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the ambush of Somalian interim Prime Minister Ali Muhammad Gedi in Mogadishu on 7 November.

Whether the Security Council has received any reports from the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative to Somalia on his attempts to bring the Mogadishu and Jowhar factions of the transitional government together; and what further steps they consider might be taken by the Security Council, in the absence of any prospect...

Whether the Security Council has received any reports from the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative to Somalia on his attempts to bring the Mogadishu and Jowhar factions of the transitional government together; and what further steps they consider might be taken by the Security Council, in the absence of any prospect...

The Government have committed itself to informing Parliament on an annual basis of the sanctions regimes being implemented by the United Kingdom. Currently the United Kingdom implements mandatory United Nations sanctions, imposed by the UN Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, in relation...

The Government have committed itself to informing Parliament on an annual basis of the sanctions regimes being implemented by the United Kingdom. Currently the United Kingdom implements mandatory United Nations sanctions, imposed by the UN Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, in relation...

The Government have committed themselves to informing Parliament on an annual basis of the sanctions regimes being implemented by the United Kingdom. Currently the United Kingdom implements mandatory United Nations sanctions, imposed by the UN Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, in relation...

The Government have committed themselves to informing Parliament on an annual basis of the sanctions regimes being implemented by the United Kingdom. Currently the United Kingdom implements mandatory United Nations sanctions, imposed by the UN Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, in relation...

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Triesman on 19 October (WA 133), whether in view of reports of the hijacking of an oil tanker and a ship carrying food to Somalia on 22 to 23 October, and of a Maltese ship on 20 October, they will reconsider their view that the...

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Triesman on 19 October (WA 133), whether in view of reports of the hijacking of an oil tanker and a ship carrying food to Somalia on 22 to 23 October, and of a Maltese ship on 20 October, they will reconsider their view that the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Somalian nationals have claimed asylum at Heathrow arriving on flights from (a) Nairobi and (b) Addis Ababa in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Somalian nationals have claimed asylum at Heathrow arriving on flights from (a) Nairobi and (b) Addis Ababa in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which regions of Somalia are deemed by his Department to be safe for returned failed asylum seekers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which regions of Somalia are deemed by his Department to be safe for returned failed asylum seekers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Somalian asylum seekers tried to enter the UK in each year from 1997; how many have been allowed to stay; and how many have been deported.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Somalian asylum seekers tried to enter the UK in each year from 1997; how many have been allowed to stay; and how many have been deported.

The Government have committed themselves to informing Parliament on an annual basis of the sanctions regimes being implemented by the United Kingdom. Currently the United Kingdom implements mandatory United Nations sanctions, imposed by the UN Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, in relation...

The Government have committed themselves to informing Parliament on an annual basis of the sanctions regimes being implemented by the United Kingdom. Currently the United Kingdom implements mandatory United Nations sanctions, imposed by the UN Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, in relation...