Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much (a) humanitarian funding and (b) development funding has the UK government given to (i) Somalia, (ii) South Sudan, (iii) Ethiopia, and (iv) Kenya in the financial year 2022-23.

The UK is a sizeable humanitarian donor to East Africa. Since 2019 the UK has allocated more than £1 billion towards humanitarian operations, including across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan, helping to reach tens of millions of people with life-saving aid. The FCDO is committed to transparency with the public and we intend to update on planned Official Development Assistance allocations for FY 22/23 in due course.