Written questions

Surgery: Gaza

Commons · Question 66554 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 28 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration he has given to opening a unit in the UK for surgical emergencies from Gaza.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 28 Jul 2025

In October 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care helped the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to arrange 21 tonnes of vital, life-saving Government humanitarian aid for displaced civilians in Gaza. Essential supplies included 76,800 su...