Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people in Gaza can be vaccinated.

The UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (PHRST) has deployed experts through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). These experts are supporting the UN to strengthen disease surveillance and coordination of public health services in Gaza.

The UK is providing £60 million in humanitarian assistance to support partners including the British Red Cross, UNICEF, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERCS) to respond to health and other critical needs in Gaza.