Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in the Middle East.”
Tabled: 20 November 2024Answered: 26 November 2024
Asked by
David Smith
Labour — North Northumberland
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Development (Anneliese Dodds)
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is catastrophic. The UK’s recent vote for the UN Security Council resolution on Gaza has already been mentioned. It called for a huge scale-up in aid across Gaza. We need that aid access, and restrictions on aid are unacceptable.