Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the deaths of children from hypothermia in Gaza, whether they intend to suggest the provision of alternative forms of housing there which do not require cement, for example the yurt.

For people whose homes were destroyed during the Gaza conflict, partners are providing several transitional shelter solutions including collective shelters, rented accommodation and prefabricated units, adequate in the short term. The more durable solution for shelter needs is the reconstruction of people’s homes. We have provided £9 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency’s Gaza Flash Appeal, all of which has been used for rental subsidies and reconstruction. In addition, we are supporting the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism which is helping to get construction material into Gaza so that people can rebuild their homes.