Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Government agencies and bodies (a) were operating in and (b) worked with Somaliland as of 6 September 2022.

The UK effort in Somaliland is led by the FCDO. Although there is no formal trade office in Hargeisa, officers from the Department for International Trade based in Nairobi also cover Somaliland.

For a decade the UK has been the only Western bilateral donor with a permanent diplomatic presence in Hargeisa. UK cooperation with Somaliland covers a broad range of areas, including supporting its development and security, enhancing stability and promoting economic, human and social development through a network of cross-Government resources. British International Investment (BII), the development finance institution of the UK Government, plays an important role in our work in Somaliland. Through BII, the UK has made a significant investment in the development of Berbera Port. This is part of an initial £232 million investment into three ports in Africa. Separately, the FCDO has invested £25 million of official development assistance in the Berbera Corridor, which will drive economic growth and present significant opportunities for UK businesses.