Monica Harding

Monica Harding

Liberal Democrat — Esher and Walton

Speaking in the House of Commons on 7 January 2025

Debate

Northern Gaza

Contribution

I am pleased that the Prime Minister recently met UNRWA’s Commissioner-General Lazzarini and pledged further funding, but in three weeks legislation to ban UNRWA will come into force. Lazzarini has said that “dismantling UNRWA will collapse the United Nations’ humanitarian response” in Gaza and that the “entire population…fears that their only remaining lifeline will be cut.” He also commented that: “Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Israeli officials have described dismantling UNRWA as a war goal.” Will the Minister set out what consequential steps the UK will take if that comes into effect?

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