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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-07more like thismore than 2019-05-07
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development remove filter
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Gaza: Contamination more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the contamination by heavy metal weapon remnants in Gaza since 2009; and whether any research has been conducted into any relationship between such contamination and low birth weight in Gaza. more like this
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Baroness Tonge more like this
uin HL15578 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the situation in Gaza and we continue to engage closely with the World Health Organisation, UN OCHA, MaP, and other health and humanitarian-based NGOs working in Gaza to ensure we are we are able to monitor the situation and humanitarian needs there. The Government has not made its own assessment of this specific issue.</p><p> </p><p>To help ensure hospitals in Gaza can continue to provide essential services on a range of health issues, we provided £1.5 million for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) OPTs Appeal in 2018, and a further £2m in 2019. This new funding will contribute to the delivery of surgical equipment, drugs and disposables, wound dressing kits, and rehabilitative prosthetics. It will also help provide physical rehabilitation services for up to 3,000 disabled people. The UK remains engaged on the challenges facing Gaza’s health sector and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-15T15:20:36.823Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-15T15:20:36.823Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
tabling member
200
label Biography information for Baroness Tonge more like this