Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to maintain the flow of aid from Chad to Darfur.

The UK has played a direct role in delivering aid supplies to Sudan via Chad. In March, in partnership with UNICEF, the UK airlifted 84,000kg of water and sanitation supplies to Sudan to support 300,000 people in Darfur. This critical aid is addressing severe shortages ahead of the rainy season. More broadly, I refer the Hon Member to the GOV.UK story published on 15 April setting out the UK's latest efforts to help tackle the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, available at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-boosts-funding-to-local-responders-to-help-more-than-18-million-people-in-sudans-humanitarian-crisis.