Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that life-saving medical equipment and supplies sent by the UK to Gaza are not subject to dual-use restrictions by Israeli authorities.

In September, alongside Jordan and Qatar, the UK co-hosted a meeting of senior government ministers at the UN General Assembly focused on improving humanitarian access and healthcare in Gaza. Following the meeting, the UK and international partners issued a Call to Action urging the Government of Israel to allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access throughout Gaza and to approve additional critical items, including those considered dual use in particular related to shelter, fuel, water, sanitation and health supplies to prevent further deterioration of public health. We have repeatedly pressed the Government of Israel, privately and publicly, to lift restrictions and allow all aid into Gaza, in line with international humanitarian law.