§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what mechanism the ODA has whereby Somalis in the United Kingdom with specialist skills could be assisted to return to Somalia to assist in their country's redevelopment; and if he will explore this possibility with the Somali community.
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§ Mr. Lennox-BoydAid funds are available to support rehabilitation programmes in Somalia carried out by non-governmental organisations and UN agencies. Expatriate Somalis can be employed on these programmes.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much help, broken down by categories including humanitarian and development aid and other specific categories, has been given in each of the past five years to(a) Somalia as a whole and (b) Somaliland by (i) the British Government, (ii) the European Union countries, (iii) the European Union, (iv)
Net Official Development Assistance to Somalia 1988–1992 £ millions 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 (i) European Union Countries Belguim 0.15 0.18 4.51 0.80 4.33 Denmark 4.70 3.96 1.19 0.02 0.06 France 3.76 1.67 1.72 1.26 8.43 Germany 17.76 15.03 11.69 5.84 15.72 Ireland 0.22 — — 0.22 0.00 Italy 110.72 100.32 62.64 30.96 13.73 Luxembourg — — 0.05 0.03 0.97 Netherlands 0.07 0.16 0.13 1.38 29.05 Portugal — — — — — Spain — 0.01 5.46 0.01 0.46 (ii) European Commission 8.38 21.50 22.91 20.14 24.50 (iii) United States 12.35 17.08 40.54 3.40 174.33 (iv) Other Multilateral Organisations African Development Fund/Bank 2.02 8.16 10.77 2.79 0.06 IDA 12.35 27.45 18.02 — 0.00 International Fund for Agricultural Development 0.95 1-0.07 0.86 0.09 0.11 International Monetary Fund — 1-0.8 — — — UN Childrens Fund 1.76 1.40 2.05 2.78 16.18 UN Development Programme 5.44 6.01 4.96 2.13 1.54 UN Fund for Population Activities 0.47 0.54 0.46 — n.a. UN High Commission for Refugees 19.27 12.08 6.30 3.89 4.67 UN Technical Assistance 1.03 1.38 0.72 0.81 0.85 World Food Programme 13.15 12.25 12.12 6.68 36.40 UN Other 0.92 5.64 1.21 0.37 n.a. Arab Funds/Banks 0.43 0.74 0.03 0.12 1-1.08 1Repayments of official development assistance loan disbursement from previous years are shown as negative figures. In 1993–94 the United Kingdom committed £5.39 million of bilateral humanitarian assistance to Somalia of which £1.72 million has been committed to the north-west region. We expect to spend about £3 million in assistance to Somalia in 1994–95. In addition we are currently considering a number of proposals to support rehabilitation in the north west.
Since January 1993 the European Commission has funded activities in Somalia equivalent to £44.27 million of which the United Kingdom share is £7.25 million. A breakdown of EC expenditure is as follows:
Tonnes United Kingdom equivalent (£ million) Food aid 20,476 4.20 Humanitarian — 8.05 Rehabilitation — 32.02 Planning figures for the United Kingdom and other donors beyond the current year are not available.