Written questions

Gaza: Education

Lords · Question HL4184 · Tabled 17 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns expressed by United Nations experts, as set out in a press release dated 18 April 2024, that Israel is systematically destroying the education system in Gaza.

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 3 Feb 2025

We are alarmed by the disproportionate impact of the conflict on children in Gaza, including the severe disruption of education. Even with this welcome ceasefire, the impacts of the conflict remain devastating: we understand from the Education Cluster tha...