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 potential effect of the reduction in the level of Official Development Assistance to the UN Relief and Works Agency on the provision of essential services for Palestinian refugees in (a) the Occupied Palestinian Territories, (b) Jordan and (c) Lebanon.

Following the move in 2020 from spending 0.7 % of gross national income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA) to 0.5%, the FCDO aid budget was allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities against a challenging financial climate. The UK remains a long standing supporter of UNRWA and values its importance as a vital humanitarian and stabilising force in the region.