HL Deb 22 March 1982 vol 428 cc916-7WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What contribution they will make towards the refugee programme in Somalia in the year 1982–83, and what will be the amount of the bilateral aid programme for Somalia in that year.

Lord Carrington

No decision has yet been taken about any United Kingdom contribution towards the international or British voluntary agencies refugee relief effort in Somalia in 1982–83. The cost of our bilateral aid programme in 1981–82 is expected to be about £1.5 million; that for 1982–83 will be of the same order.