Question follow-through · 51909

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with his international counterparts to enable humanitarian aid to reach Gaza.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
13 May 2025
Target answer date
16 May 2025
Answer
2 Jun 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken with his international counterparts to enable humanitarian aid to reach Gaza.

  2. 16 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    We call on the Government of Israel to abide by its international obligations to ensure full, rapid, safe and unhindered provision of humanitarian assistance to the population in Gaza, now. The Foreign Secretary regularly presses his Israeli counterparts ...

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