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1670042

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that British humanitarian aid to Gaza is not used by Hamas.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK condemns all forms of terror, including Hamas' 7 October massacre, and we are clear that Hamas can have no future in Gaza. Hamas does not represent the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people. The entirety of Hamas has been a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK since November 2021. The FCDO carries out thorough due diligence assessment of all aid donations and ensures partners have procedures in place to manage the main risks of aid diversion from activities it funds including specific controls to ensure that cash/food assistance goes direct to the intended beneficiaries. Additionally, FCDO Humanitarian assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories operates with an enhanced sensitivity and existing additional safeguards to protect against any possibility of aid diversion. These safeguards include measures on verification and mapping of downstream partners, non-payment of local taxes and enhanced due diligence processes.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/11/2023 16:03:25 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1675582

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the potential merits of re-opening additional crossings into Gaza for humanitarian access.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	5322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO is actively engaging with international partners and those operating on the ground to do all we can to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary engage regularly and closely with regional counterparts including Israel and Egypt on the humanitarian response. However, the flow of aid into and through Gaza continues to be insufficient and we are urgently exploring all diplomatic options to increase this, including urging Israel to open other existing land border crossings such as Kerem Shalom. Fuel remains a critical component and without sufficient aid, fuel cannot be distributed by humanitarian organisations and hospitals, bakeries as well as desalination plants cannot operate. We are also actively exploring other routes for aid to get into Gaza. The UK Government has already announced £60 million in humanitarian funding and has sent more than 74 tonnes of emergency relief for civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2023 15:04:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1675583

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the humanitarian pause in the conflict between Israel and Hamas on the provision of humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	5323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The recent humanitarian pause demonstrated what can be achieved to get vital aid into Gaza including the levels of aid that is possible and it is important that this level of aid is now, at a minimum, sustained. The UK is supportive of humanitarian pauses as part of measures to facilitate the flow of life-saving humanitarian aid and ensure civilians are safe. The FCDO is actively engaging with international partners and those operating on the ground to do all we can to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We will continue to use all the tools of British diplomacy and development to enhance the prospects of peace and stability in the region, working closely with our partners.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2023 17:27:29 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1675645

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the statement by Medical Aid for Palestinians on the impact of Israel's military offensive actions and siege on people in Gaza, published on 4 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	5377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>We recognise that the flow of aid into and through Gaza continues to be insufficient and we are urgently exploring all diplomatic options to increase this, including urging Israel to open other existing land border crossings such as Kerem Shalom. Fuel remains a critical component and without sufficient aid, fuel cannot be distributed by humanitarian organisations and hospitals, bakeries as well as desalination plants cannot operate. We are also actively exploring other routes for aid to get into Gaza. The UK Government has already announced £60 million in humanitarian funding and has sent more than 74 tonnes of emergency relief for civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/12/2023 16:33:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1684939

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an estimate of the daily volume of aid required to pass through the Rafah crossing to meet the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	11443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Israel must take steps, working with other partners including the UN and Egypt, to significantly increase the flow of aid into Gaza including allowing prolonged humanitarian pauses, opening more routes into Gaza beyond Rafah and restoring and sustaining water, fuel and electricity.</p><p>We want Israel to extend the opening hours and capacity of the Nitzana screening facility and Kerem Shalom checkpoint so more trucks, aid and fuel can enter Gaza. We also want Israel to open Ashdod Port as a route for aid to reach Gaza, and open the Erez Crossing to allow direct access to the north of Gaza.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary discussed the urgency of getting significantly more aid into Gaza to alleviate the desperate situation there with Prime Minister Netanyahu on 24 January.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/02/2024 17:58:20 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1674118

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2023 to Question 2123 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the ability of agencies to distribute the aid to be provided with the £30 million in humanitarian funding committed by his Department for Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	4386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>We welcome the recent pause in fighting as an opportunity to get hostages out and will continue to get aid into Gaza on a sustained basis now that the truce has ended. We continue to press both at the UN and directly with Israel for unhindered humanitarian access and substantive, repeated humanitarian pauses that allow aid to enter and British nationals to leave. UK humanitarian funding will continue to support trusted partners provide humanitarian assistance and negotiate humanitarian access in Gaza. The UK will continue, in conjunction with our international partners, to advocate internationally on humanitarian priorities.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/12/2023 14:52:20 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1673563

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2023 to Question 2123 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, what information his Department holds on the number of tonnes of aid that (a) were required and (b) entered Gaza each week since 9 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	4126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO is actively engaging with international partners and those operating on the ground to do all we can to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. However, the flow of aid into and through Gaza continues to be insufficient and we are urgently exploring all diplomatic options to increase this, including urging Israel to open other existing land border crossings such as Kerem Shalom. Since 9 October, at least 1,479 trucks have entered Gaza. Despite an increase in supplies entering Gaza since the pause began, the volume of incoming commodities is still insufficient to meet the extensive needs. The total number of trucks that entered Gaza between 26th and 29th November is unclear as many have continued to be processed during the evening hours. The UK continues to support humanitarian aid provision, with a total amount delivered via British aircraft of 74 tonnes. The Foreign Secretary also announced an additional £30million, trebling our existing aid budget for the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the year. The UK continues to call for pauses that focus on humanitarian aid delivery.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/12/2023 14:55:42 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1670276

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the Rafah crossing in Egypt to enable the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza; and whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on transporting aid from Israel to Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	2123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO is actively engaging with international partners and those operating on the ground to do all we can to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary engage regularly and closely with regional counterparts including Israel and Egypt on the humanitarian response. The UK urges Israel to increase land access through the Rafah crossing as well as open other crossing points, in particular Kerem Shalom, so that aid can reach the people who so desperately need it. Humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza needs to include food, water, medical supplies and fuel as a priority. The Prime Minister has also been very clear about the need for sustained humanitarian pauses, so humanitarian organisations can deliver aid safely at scale and civilians move freely. The UK Government has already announced £30 million in humanitarian funding, more than doubling our existing budget this financial year, and has sent more than 51 tonnes of aid as well as equipment specifically requested by the Egyptian Red Crescent to help the efficiency of the international aid response, including lifesaving items such as wound care packs and water filters.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/11/2023 14:01:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1671374

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of aid supplied to Gaza; and what steps he is taking to ensure that aid is not utilised by Hamas.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	2469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has recently announced £30 million of humanitarian funding to Gaza; and has sent more than 51 tonnes of emergency relief for civilians. This funding will support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and others to respond to critical food, water, health and shelter needs. The UNRWA is currently the only agency able to operate at scale in Gaza. This is in addition to the £27 million of bilateral funding for FY 23/24 to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs).</p><p>All FCDO partners in the OPTs operate with enhanced sensitivity requirements and additional safeguards to protect against the possibility of aid diversion. These safeguards include measures on verification and mapping of downstream partners, non-payment of local taxes and enhanced due diligence processes.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/11/2023 17:54:21 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1675110

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate he has made of the number of lorries that need to pass through the Rafah border crossing each day in order to deliver sufficient humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	4902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The flow of aid into and through Gaza continues to be insufficient and we are urgently exploring all diplomatic options to increase this, including urging Israel to open other existing land border crossings such as Kerem Shalom. Fuel remains a critical component, without sufficient aid, fuel cannot be distributed by humanitarian organisations and hospitals, bakeries as well as desalination plants cannot operate. We are also actively exploring other routes for aid to get into Gaza.</p><p>On 10 December, as of 22:00, 100 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies entered from Egypt into Gaza, the same volume as in most days since the resumption of hostilities on 1 December. This is well below the daily average of 500 truckloads (including fuel) that entered every working day prior to 7 October according to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). The UNOCHA has also reported on the 9 and 10 December, a daily average of 150,000 Lt of fuel entered Gaza from Egypt.</p><p>The UK Government has already announced £60 million in humanitarian funding since the crisis began and has sent more than 74 tonnes of emergency relief for civilians in Gaza. The shipments have included lifesaving items such as wound care packs, water filters and solar powered lights. Shipments have also provided shelter equipment such as 4,500 blankets and 4,500 sleeping mats, as well as vital equipment including forklift trucks, belt conveyors and lighting towers, specifically requested by UK partners in the region to manage and deliver aid more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2023 17:28:12 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn