Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the long term effect of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria on the economy of that region; and what steps his Department is taking to help support that economy.

The UK responded immediately to provide life-saving support to the people of Turkey and Syria.

As we move out of the emergency response phase, the UK will continue to stand in solidarity with Turkey and Syria and continue to look at what more we can do to support the recovery effort.

In Syria, the additional support the UK is providing will supplement our existing support. Since 2012, the UK has provided over £3.8 billion to the regional Syria Crisis, our largest response to a single humanitarian crisis. Our response to the earthquake in Syria will continue to focus on providing urgent life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to those in need.