Question follow-through · 12738
Developing Countries: Food Insecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations' report on Hunger Hotspots June to October 2024, published in June 2024
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 5 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 11 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations' report on Hunger Hotspots June to October 2024, published in June 2024
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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11 Nov 2024
Answer published
The UK is deeply concerned by the findings of the June-October 2024 Hunger Hotspots report. We are the second largest government donor to the World Food Programme (WFP) and to date in 2024 have contributed over $360 million to WFP programmes, including in...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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