Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 49969

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

Tabled: 2 May 2025

Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of transporting aid to Gaza by sea.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

We assess that the delivery of aid through Ashdod Port presents the most viable maritime route at this time. The UK has previously worked with partners to operationalise a maritime aid corridor, but we have always been clear that this can never be a subst...

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