Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what contact her Department has had with Ukrainian missionaries and church networks on the targeting and delivery of UK aid.

The total UK aid to Ukraine and the region for the current crisis totals £395 million, including £220 million of humanitarian assistance. We recognise the important role that faith groups and NGOs play in responding to humanitarian crises and through direct funding, country programmes and multilateral support, we work with NGOs and faith groups, who are often best placed to meet the needs of those most at risk. In Ukraine, we are working to ensure aid agencies are able to respond to the deteriorating humanitarian situation. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched its Ukraine Appeal on 2 March which has now reached over £100 million, with the government matching £25 million of the publics donations. This is our largest ever aid-match contribution, which will help DEC charities provide food, water, shelter and healthcare to refugees and displaced families.