Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the £50m in UK aid allocated to support the Somali people most in need with food, water and healthcare has been disbursed to date.

On 21 September at the UN General Assembly, the UK Minister for Development, Vicky Ford MP, announced £22.8 million package assistance for Somalia to alleviate the impact of drought and address the risk of famine. This brings the UK's total support to Somalia since 1 April 2022 to £52.8 million covering humanitarian, health and nutrition support.

The £22.8 million package of assistance has been fully committed to partners and is being programmed through three FCDO programmes: i) Somalia Humanitarian and Resilience Programme (2018-2022); ii) Better Lives for Somali Women and Children (2022-2028); and iii) Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience Building in Somalia (2022/23). Details on programme spend is published online on UKaid Development Tracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/)