Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to encourage other EU member states to provide further assistance to support Syrian refugees and the domestic population of Jordan through humanitarian programmes in Jordan.

The UK continues to call upon all countries to pledge further funding in response to the Syrian humanitarian crisis, including other Member States of the EU. The UK negotiated strong language in the EU Foreign Affairs Council conclusions calling on all Member States to pledge humanitarian aid and longer term assistance to those affected, including the domestic populations of neighbouring countries such as Jordan.