Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on potential individual sanctions on people in Somalia suspected of obstructing the timeliness, freedom, or fairness of elections taking place in that country.

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer of 10 January 2022 to question 98238 with regards to the political situation in Somalia. The UK continues to work with the US and other international partners to promote stability in Somalia, including to encourage rapid completion of the electoral process. The UK takes account of the full range of policy tools at our disposal to promote these goals, protect human rights and discourage challenges to peace, security and electoral processes.