Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel to ensure that the building materials and machinery necessary to improve the infrastructure needed for winterisation assistance are allowed into Gaza.

Our Embassy in Tel Aviv and our Consulate-General in Jerusalem frequently urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities to take steps to improve conditions in Gaza. We have carried out demarches to this effect, urging Israel to go further in easing movement and access restrictions on Gaza. We also support projects to improve movement and access of people and goods in and out of Gaza through the Global Britain Fund.