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Written Question
Syria
Wednesday 7th January 2015

Asked by: Bob Stewart (Conservative - Beckenham)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to the countries surrounding Syria to cope with refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria.

Answered by Justine Greening

In the current financial year we have committed £62 million to support activities in Lebanon, £39 million to support activities in Jordan and £53 million to support activities undertaken across the wider region, including in Iraq and Turkey. Overall, the UK has committed £700 million of support in response to the humanitarian crisis, including food, medical care and relief items for over a million people in Syria and the region.

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