§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much aid has been given to Somalia in the last three months.
§ Mrs. ChalkerSecurity conditions in Somalia continue to make the delivery of relief aid difficult. The main relief effort is at present being carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross. I have this week approved a further £1 million to the ICRC for its Somali operations. This brings the total of our emergency aid to Somalia in the last three months to £1.238 million. We have also contributed £1.2 million for Somalia refugees in Ethiopia and Kenya.