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Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

Asked by Andrew PakesLabour (Co-op)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 23 July 2024UIN 396

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the security of UK-funded humanitarian projects in Gaza.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

UK funding is delivered mainly through trusted international partners on the ground. Humanitarian actors can only operate effectively if they have access to the whole of Gaza and it is safe for them to work there.

That is why we are calling for unfettered access for humanitarian organisations alongside an immediate ceasefire, the protection of civilians, the release of all hostages and a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution.

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