§ Mr. Doverasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what have been the annual amounts of financial aid to Somalia in each of the last five years; and when the decision about the next year's allocation will be made.
§ Mr. RaisonThe calendar year totals of gross United Kingdom aid to Somalia since 1979 are as follows:
£000's Year Financial Aid Technical co-operation Total 1979 985 326 1,311 1980 2,117 689 2,806 1981 1,576 865 2,441 1982 1,622 906 2,528 1983 1,246 1,240 2,486 The level of expenditure in any one year is influenced by a number of factors, including physical progress on projects; and the appropriate allocation of aid resources is regularly reviewed in the light of changes in these factors. The current expectation for Somalia is that the level of aid in 1984 will be slightly higher than in 1983.