Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the humanitarian situation in Zamzam camp in the North Darfur state of Sudan.

The UK is providing £38 million in humanitarian aid to support vulnerable people in Sudan in 2023-2024. UK funded support is being delivered through the UN and other trusted partners, and through this, is providing nutrition, safe drinking water, medical care and shelter, as well as supporting protection services including for those affected by Gender Based Violence (GBV). In the next financial year 2024/2025, the UK bilateral ODA to Sudan will double to £89 million.