§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much the UK Government have contributed to the food aid provided by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to Palestinians in and around the Israeli-occupied parts of the West Bank and Gaza. [3235]
§ Clare ShortWe have contributed £10 million to UNRWA' s Emergency Appeals in response to the growing social and economic hardship in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as a result of the current conflict. Our funds are not 587W specifically earmarked for food; UNRWA's emergency operations also include employment generation, and other urgent social welfare provisions.