Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to work with the international community to address the impact of Hurricane Ian on (a) housing, (b) access to drinking water, (c) access to electricity, (d) health institutions, (e) educational institutions and (f) crops and agriculture in Cuba.

Following the devastating impact of Hurricane Ian in September 2022, the United Nations' Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $7.8 million of funding to provide life-saving support to Cuba. The UK was one of the largest donors to CERF in 2022, contributing £52 million. The CERF response in Cuba is helping more than 500 thousand people in the areas of food security, health, water and sanitation, shelter and education.