Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of frontloading funding for the humanitarian crisis in East Africa.

This financial year the UK has allocated at least £156 million in humanitarian support to East Africa. The FCDO coordinates with international partners across the region to ensure UK funded humanitarian aid is provided as promptly as possible and is prioritised to those in greatest need.

Throughout East Africa the UK also works to build resilience to crises to help limit the impact of shocks such as drought. The UK's resilience building investments have benefitted tens of millions of people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.