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Select Committee
Ninth Report - Investment for development: The UK’s strategy towards Development Finance Institutions

Report Sep. 15 2023

Committee: International Development Committee (Department: Department for International Development)

Found: finance was not available for BII’s partnership with DP World that invested in port redevelopment in Somaliland

Written Question
Busharo Ali Mohamed
Monday 11th September 2023

Asked by: Lyn Brown (Labour - West Ham)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Somaliland on Busharo Mohamed Ali.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

The FCDO supported a British woman who was detained in Somaliland, and raised her case with the local authorities at the highest level, including President Bihi.

MP Financial Interest
Gavin Williamson (Conservative - South Staffordshire)
Original Source (4th September 2023)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Somaliland Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
Address of donor: Hargeisa, Somaliland
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, meals and miscellaneous costs, value £3,100
Destination of visit: Somaliland
Dates of visit: 30 July - 6 August 2023
Purpose of visit: Trade and political visit to discuss environmental issues and deepening relations between educational institutions, including meetings with Somaliland government leaders, business community leaders and the UK Somaliland diaspora.

MP Financial Interest
Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Original Source (4th September 2023)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: The HALO Trust
Address of donor: Carronfoot, Thornhill, Dumfries DG3 5BF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, Accommodation, transport food and visa, value £2,710.50
Destination of visit: Somaliland and Ethiopia
Dates of visit: 6-11 August 2023
Purpose of visit: To see the Halo Trust’s work in removing landmines and unexploded ordnance, and gain a better understanding of the UK's role supporting NGOs like the Halo Trust to deliver greater resilience and recovery from conflict.

Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Health Education England

Jul. 21 2023

Source Page: Health Education England annual report and accounts: 2022 to 2023
Document: Health Education England annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 (print version) (PDF)

Found: . 18 virtual groups have been established across six countries - England, Ethiopia, Nepal, Zambia, Somaliland

Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Health Education England

Jul. 21 2023

Source Page: Health Education England annual report and accounts: 2022 to 2023
Document: Health Education England annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 (web accessible) (PDF)

Found: practice. 18 virtual groups have been established across six countries - England, Ethiopia, Nepal, Zambia, Somaliland

Select Committee
York Law School, University of York (UK)
 SIDS0002 - UK Small Island Developing States Strategy

Written Evidence Jul. 19 2023

Inquiry: UK Small Island Developing States Strategy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: International Development Committee (Department: Department for International Development)

Found: and Small Island Developing States, ‘About Small Island Developing States’ . 21 The Republic of Somaliland

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Jul. 13 2023

Source Page: Human Rights and Democracy Report 2022
Document: Human Rights and Democracy: the 2022 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office report (PDF)

Found: The UK closely monitored instances of Christian converts in Somaliland being detained for their beliefs

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Jul. 12 2023

Source Page: BBC Group annual report and accounts for 2022 to 2023
Document: BBC Group annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 (PDF)

Found: service broadcast an interview with an Islamist scholar, Sheikh Aden Sunne, from the breakaway state of Somaliland

Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
BBC

Jul. 12 2023

Source Page: BBC Group annual report and accounts for 2022 to 2023
Document: BBC Group annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 (PDF)

Found: service broadcast an interview with an Islamist scholar, Sheikh Aden Sunne, from the breakaway state of Somaliland