Question follow-through · 114006

Somalia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the administration in the Northeastern state of Somalia on a) security and stabilisation, b) political and diplomatic engagement and c) econ

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 20 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 24 Feb 2026
Answer: 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the administration in the Northeastern state of Somalia on a) security and stabilisation, b) political and diplomatic engagement and c) econ
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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2 Mar 2026
Answer published
The UK is one of Somalia's closest and longest standing partners, and remains committed to building a safer, freer, and more secure country. The UK has provided more than £500million in humanitarian and development funding to Somalia since 2021 - all UK f...

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