§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total, for the current financial year, of humanitarian aid for(a) Somalia and (b) the former Yugoslavia; what has been the United Kingdom share for each of EC aid; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 10 November 1992]: To date, the total United Kingdom bilateral commitment for humanitarian aid for Somalia for the current financial year is £15.4 million, and for the former Yugoslavia about £29 million. Figures for EC aid are not available by financial year, but since the beginning of 1992 74 mecu (about £58 million) has been allocated for Somalia, of which the United Kingdom share is about 13 mecu (£10.2 million); and 276 mecu (about £217 million) has been allocated for the former Yugoslavia, the United Kingdom share of which is about 50 mecu (about £40 million).