Somalia: Overseas Aid
International Development
Written answers and statements, 29 October 2009
Tobias Ellwood (- Shadow Minister, Culture, Media and Sport; Bournemouth East, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department has contributed to Somalia in the last 12 months; and on what has it been spent.
Gareth Thomas (Minister of State, Department for International Development; Harrow West, Labour)
Information on the Department for International Development's (DFID) aid to all developing countries in 2008-09 was published in Statistics on International Development, which is available online:
In 2008-09 (the latest period for which confirmed spending figures are available) total DFID bilateral aid to Somalia was £33 million.
The programme aims to promote peace and better governance across Somalia, meet humanitarian needs, and improve basic services; particularly health and education.
DFID aid to Somalia is delivered through United Nations agencies and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), working with local implementation partners.