§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will ban travel to the United Kingdom by the war-lords of Somalia, their families and financial backers; whether they are considering freezing their financial assets where these are located in the United Kingdom; and whether they will seek the imposition of similar sanctions by as many states as possible. [HL948]
§ Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanI am pleased that delegates to the Somali leaders' reconciliation consultation in Nairobi reached agreement on new federal political dispensation on 28 January. Against this background, we have no plans at present to introduce a travel ban—or other sanctions—against Somali leaders.