Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to support humanitarian projects in Somalia.

The UK is a significant donor to the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. This financial year we have allocated £48 million in response to the humanitarian crisis, providing cash support, water and sanitation services, and specialised health and nutrition treatment. This includes £11 million pivoted towards El Niño prevention and response projects as Somalia faces record levels of flooding. At the Global Food Security Summit on 20 November, the UK announced up to £100 million support over the next five years to help communities to re-establish and recover livelihoods and build resilience to future climatic shocks, breaking the cycle of humanitarian crises by investing in resilient, long-lasting change.