Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her announcement on 13 March 2022 on the provision of 500 power generators to Ukraine, (a) when those generators will be delivered to that country, (b) what the overall cost of that donation will be and (c) whether these donations will be classified as Official Development Assistance.

The UK has now pledged £220 million of ODA for humanitarian assistance to meet immediate humanitarian needs and support the international humanitarian response to the crisis in Ukraine and the region. The UK will donate more than 500 mobile generators to provide much needed energy to essential facilities across Ukraine, including hospitals, shelters and water treatment plants which have lost power during the ongoing Russian invasion.

The generators will be provided by UK commercial suppliers, who will provide their available stocks of generators to the effort. It is expected that suppliers will be able to deliver a large proportion of these generators to Ukraine via neighbouring countries. The Ukrainian government and the country's energy networks will distribute the generators to areas of need across the country, ensuring they reach those who need power the most.