Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to address the humanitarian crisis in the Tigray.

The former Minister for Development, Vicky Ford MP, visited Ethiopia on 19-20 October. She met Ethiopia President Sahle-Work and Deputy Prime Minister Demeke to press for a ceasefire and humanitarian access. The UK has provided almost £90 million to support the humanitarian response in Ethiopia in the last eighteen months.

We welcome the peace agreement announced on 2 November between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front. The agreement commits to mobilise and expedite humanitarian assistance for all those in need in the Tigray Region and other affected areas, and ensure unhindered humanitarian access. It also commits to the restoration of essential services to the Tigray region. The UK will work with the Ethiopian Government and others to support implementation of the this agreement.