Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund civil society organisations in Nigeria who provide emergency assistance to civilians.

The UK funds civil society organisations to provide assistance to people displaced by conflict and violence across Nigeria, so they have access to food, healthcare and nutrition, and protection and water. Through the UK's Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience Programme we have provided over £53 million since 2022 to civil society organisations and the UN to support the humanitarian response in North East Nigeria, and have allocated a further £7.45 million for this financial year. The UK also contributes to the START Fund which provides funding to organisations helping people affected by conflict, flooding and cholera outbreaks, as well as the Red Cross Disaster Response Emergency Fund.