§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of aid to Somalia for the last 10 years.
§ Mrs. ChalkerDetails of United Kingdom bilateral aid to Somalia since 1981 are as follows:
£ million Country 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Poland 2.3 10.9 12.1 Hungary n.a. 1.6 5.9 Czechoslovakia n.a. 2.0 4.3 Ex-GDR n.a. 0.5 n.a. Bulgaria n.a. n.a. 1.3 Romania n.a. n.a. 1.3 Baltic states/Soviet Union n.a. n.a. 8.8 The budget for 1991–92 has been increased to £46 million covering all countries.
The cost of services paid for by the know-how fund depends on the nature of the services and of the project. We have to date committed funds to some 400 projects. The report on the first 1.5 years of the know-how fund gave an idea of the individual costs involved. This is available in the House Library.