Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Egypt on tackling illegal organ harvesting.

​The UK Government notes with concern the prevalence of organ trafficking in Egypt, which has been illegal in Egypt since 2010. Tackling the issue is a matter for the Egyptian authorities. However, organ harvesting can be a symptom of poverty in a society. The UK continues to help the Egyptian Government complete its programme of economic reforms and to support the population through this process. For example, we will be providing a $150 million loan guarantee in order to support these reforms.