Written questions

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

Commons · Question 99 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the amount of (a) food, (b) medical and (c) other humanitarian aid that is able to enter Gaza.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 23 Jul 2024

The UK is committed to getting humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza who desperately need it. The Foreign Secretary announced on 19 July that we will restart funding to UNRWA, releasing £21 million for Gaza and the region. We have also announced an addit...