Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer 4 December to Question 122716, whether the £9 million to the Economic Resilience Initiative in the Syria Region will be reallocated to programmes in Syria.

The £9 million payment made to the Economic Resilience Initiative (ERI) in the Syria Region is earmarked (specifically designated) to ERI projects in Jordan and Lebanon, most notably for water and sanitation services, a waste water plant, and bus fleet service. The payment will not be reallocated to programmes in Syria.