Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much financial aid her Department plans to provide to (a) Mozambique and (b) Malawi to tackle the destruction of Cyclone Idai; and which organisations will receive that funding.

The UK has provided £22 million for the international response to Cyclone Idai in southern Africa, including £4m to match the UK public’s generous contributions to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s appeal. This funding is being deployed flexibly across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe in response to the unfolding situation, with the majority allocated to Mozambique where the needs are greatest. Assistance is being delivered through UN agencies, NGOs and direct procurement, delivery and distribution of relief supplies.