Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the influence of Boko Haram and what support it provides to assist in the development of the Lake Chad region.

​The UK is working closely with the Nigerian Government and its neighbours to tackle Boko Haram and promote peace and stability in the Lake Chad Basin. We are providing a substantial package of military, intelligence and development support. This includes training for the Nigerian armed forces, supporting Nigerian intelligence analysis; and £5 million to support the Multinational Joint Task Force, the regional military force tackling Boko Haram. We have also increased counter-terrorism cooperation, providing training on response to terrorist attacks and bomb scene management.

The UK has led the international response to the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region caused by the conflict with Boko Haram. In 2016, our support reached more than one million people inlcuding children, women and the disabled. We provided them with food, water, shelter and health care. During their visit to Nigeria in August 2017 the Foreign Secretay and International Development Secretary announced an additional £200 million of humanitarian aid over the next four years.