Question follow-through · 46740
Sudan: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle the humanitarian situation in (a) Sudan and (b) countries neighbouring Sudan.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 8 May 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle the humanitarian situation in (a) Sudan and (b) countries neighbouring Sudan.
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 May 2025
Answer published
The UK is committed to addressing Sudan's humanitarian crisis and its regional impacts. On 15 April, the Foreign Secretary announced £120 million of new life-saving aid for this year. This includes 670,000 people to be reached with food assistance for 3 m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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