Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding his Department or its predecessors have provided for the Syrian Civil Defence (White Helmets) in each of the last 10 financial years.

UK funding to the Syria Civil Defence (White Helmets) since their formation in 2014 totals £55.6 million. By financial year this support is:

FY 2014-2015 £2,375,287

FY 2015-2016 £12,171,537

FY 2016-2017 £10,471,689

FY 2017-2018 £13,401,000

FY 2018-2019 £7,515,117

FY 2019-2020 £1,936,856

FY 2020-2021 £1,078,826

FY 2021-2022 £2,280,544

In the current Financial Year, 2022-2023, the UK is providing £2.5 million of support to the White Helmets. Since the devastating impacts of the earthquake in Syria, the UK has released an additional £4.3 million to White Helmets to assist their vital search and rescue operation and recovery efforts. The UK is proud of our longstanding partnership with the White Helmets who consistently play a crucial role in supporting Syrian civilians in the most desperate circumstances.