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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps her Department is taking to promote the control of arms flows in the horn of Africa.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2006

Reference

103234; 453 c854W;453 c851W

House

House of Commons

Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment she has made of the Somalia Monitoring Group’s report and recommendations; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2006

Reference

103193; 453 c858W

House

House of Commons

Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports she has received on the security situation in Somalia.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2006

Reference

103233; 453 c858W

House

House of Commons

Kosovo and Somalia (Aid)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid his Department (a) has given in each of the last three financial years and (b) plans to give in each of the next three financial years to (i) Kosovo and (ii) Somalia; and what percentage (A) was and (B)...

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 July 2006

For answer on

10 July 2006

Answered on

17 July 2006

In the three financial years from 2002-03, DFID spent £3.1 million, £2.5 million and £2.12 million in Kosovo, all on technical assistance. Our allocation for 2005-06 was £2.7 million. Expenditure figures are being finalised. We intend to provide approximately £3 million in 2006-07 and expect this level to continue for the next two financial years. Virtually all EC support to Kosovo is given through the European Agency for Reconstruction which provided €63 million in 2003, €73 million in 2004 and €77 million in 2005. The UK’s share of this assistance is 19 per cent. Data for future years is not available. We do not have disaggregated data for expenditure on Kosovo by UN agencies and the World Bank.DFID’s programme of funding for Somalia for the last three financial years and by percentage is set out in the following table: Official figures for the financial year 2005-06 have yet to be published but the allocation was provisionally £13.2 million. Planned programme allocations for the next two financial years’ are as follows:

	£ million
2006-07	15.5
2007-08	21

It is currently not possible to disaggregate spending to institutions as our programme is developing in light of the ongoing Joint Needs Assessment.Future allocations beyond 2007-08 will be announced next year following completion of the current Spending Round.

DFID Bilateral Aid and Imputed UK Share of Multilateral Aid to Somalia
£ million
	Total DFID Bilateral Programme	Percentage	Imputed UK share via EC	Percentage	Imputed UK share via UN	Percentage	UK share via WB	Percentage	Total
2002-03	3.1	52	1.9	32	0.9	16	0.0	0	5.9
2003-04	4.0	53	2.8	36	0.8	11	0.0	0	7.6
2004-05	5.3	56	3.6	38	0.6	6	0.0	0	9.5
Note:
Imputed multilateral shares are available by calendar year only so these taken as proxy for financial years.
Date: 10 July2006
The majority of our bilateral aid in 2002-03 and 2003-04 was channelled through either non-governmental organisations or humanitarian agencies
Source:
Statistics on International Development 2005 and Imputed Multilateral Shares

Date

17 July 2006

Reference

84128; 449 c50-2W

House

House of Commons

Somalia

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

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 June 2006

Reference

448 c441W; 80320

House

House of Commons

Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Somalia for the purposes of taking decisions on aid.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 March 2006

For answer on

27 March 2006

Answered on

29 March 2006

The political and security situation in much of south and central Somalia makes the provision of aid very difficult. Our assessments are led by the impact of:"competition for food, pasture and water that are made scarce by drought;""political conflict in the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs);""conflict for relief supplies and the contracts to provide them; and""inter-clan/faction conflict such as that in Mogadishu."To minimise the risks, DFID works closely with other donors to support UN-led activity. Somaliland and Puntland are better governed and more secure, making delivery of assistance easier.However, the establishment of the Transitional Federal Institutions provides the best opportunity for bringing lasting peace and governance to Somalia. The recent convening of the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) in Baidoa, is a positive step forward after almost a year of political division. Parliament is the only institution which can give legitimacy to the transitional process and, as the most inclusive body of the TFIs, it needs to begin to operate. The parliamentary session in Baidoa marks the start of the resumption of the process of restoring central governance to Somalia. The international community agrees that supporting it is a priority, and we, with other donors, are providing funds for this.The recent outbreak of heavy fighting in Mogadishu threatens the wider reconciliation process. I hope that those involved will stop the conflict and reach a settlement. Such fighting, together with the drought, currently worst affecting the south, demonstrates again why Somalia so badly needs a new government to bring stabilityA; and restore human rights and dignity to the people. DFID has responded to the drought with contributions totalling £7 million since December 2005; and our wider programme to help rebuild Somalia's destroyed social and governance sectors, and those in Somaliland, continues. This includes support to the restoration of public safety and security in Somalia, focusing on the re-establishment of policing, with £600,000 this year through the United Nations Development Programme. We also support the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in developing the National Security and Stabilisation Plan requested by the UN Security Council.

Date

29 March 2006

Reference

61692; 444 c986-7W

House

House of Commons

Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral aid and assistance the UK Government have provided for the current drought and famine in Somalia; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 March 2006

For answer on

27 March 2006

Answered on

29 March 2006

DFID has provided the following bilateral aid:"£3.5 million to the World Food Programme's Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (£1 million in December 2005 and £2.5 million in February 2006);""£500,000 has been contributed to UNICEF's drought response;""£1 million to OCHA's Humanitarian Response Fund (HRF), a flexible mechanism to improve the speed and appropriateness of emergency relief, NGOs can apply to the HRF for rapid funding of smaller emergency projects;""£1.5 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross's (ICRC) humanitarian programmes in Somalia; and""£500,000 (approximately) being emergency medical and nutritional work of existing programmes in the drought affected areas."On multilateral aid—most of the funding provided through UN agencies is earmarked to specific activities and is therefore included in the bilateral assistance above. The UK share of the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) expenditure is 17.25 per cent. Current ECHO expenditure in Somalia in response to the drought is €1,358,233. The UK share is therefore €237,689, or £164,020.96. The UK also contributes to other multilateral organisations, some of which may have contributed in response to the drought—for example the African Development bank has said it will provide $500,000 to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its operations in Somalia. However as these agencies will not report expenditure incurred in 2006 until the end of 2007, it is not possible to calculate an imputed UK share at this stage.The UN issued a revised appeal for Somalia on 21 March for humanitarian operations for 1.7 million people that the UN judges are in need of urgent assistance. Of these it is estimated that 915,000 are experiencing a humanitarian emergency in the drought affected parts of southern and central Somalia. The revised appeal raises the amount requested for humanitarian operations from $174 million to $327 million; just over half of this is for food aid. Current contributions and commitments amount to $95.3 million. The UK is the second largest bilateral donor after the US.

Date

29 March 2006

Reference

61690; 444 c985-6W

House

House of Commons

Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development for which multilateral institutions working in Somalia the Government provides funding.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 March 2006

Reference

61691; 444 c986W

House

House of Commons

Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his assessment is of the extent to which political instability in Somalia has contributed to the current humanitarian situation.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 March 2006

Reference

61693; 444 c987-8W

House

House of Commons

Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the activities of (a) al-Qaeda and (b) Islamic fundamentalists in Somalia.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 February 2006

Reference

442 c2103W;442 c2103W; 51427

House

House of Commons

Somalia

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

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 February 2006

Reference

442 c2103W;442 c2103W; 51424

House

House of Commons

Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment has been made of the number of displaced Somalis crossing the border into Kenya to escape fighting; and whether his Department is providing humanitarian assistance.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 July 2005

Reference

436 c1862-3W;436 c1862-3W; 11815

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of deploying (a) Ugandan and (b) Sudanese peacekeepers in Somalia.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 April 2005

Reference

432 c1495W;432 c1491W; 224484

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions have taken place between the Government and international partners regarding the prospects for (a) stabilisation and (b) the establishment of an effective government in Somalia.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

218184; 431 c1053W;431 c1049W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government is providing to the exiled Somali Government to enable it to return to Mogadishu. - Inc ref to 23 February 2005, 431 c664W.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

218182; 431 c1053W;431 c1049W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking in conjunction with the international community to foster political stability in Somalia.

Asked by

Mark Simmonds (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198265; 426 c1554W;426 c1557-8W

House

House of Commons

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