Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to work with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to help prevent the spread of disease in refugee camps in Gaza.

FCDO Ministers and officials are in regular contact with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the World Health Organisation on the health situation in Gaza. We trebled our aid commitment this financial year and have been delivering life saving supplies for Gaza, including medical items and supporting partners working in the health sector. The UK has also funded an experienced epidemiologist who is assisting UNRWA on disease surveillance.