Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what correspondence he has received from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees following the temporary pause in funding, announced on 27January 2024.

We are appalled by allegations that United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel and are pausing any future funding of UNRWA whilst we review these concerning allegations.

As I [Minister Mitchell] said in the House on 29 January, I have spoken with the Commissioner-General of UNWRA, Phillippe Lazzarini about steps being taken by the organisation to review these very serious allegations.