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Gaza: Desalination

Commons · Question 54259 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the operation of desalination plants in Gaza.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 3 Jun 2025

Recognising the vital role that desalination plants play in providing clean drinking water to civilians in Gaza, the UK supported efforts to establish a Gaza Central Desalination Programme through the World Bank. This work is currently on hold due to the ...