A question on #Statistics #Gaza tabled by Nick Timothy on 29-04-2025 has been answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds.

Heading: Statistics: Gaza
Question ID: 1798484
UIN: 49111
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-29
Asking Member ID: 5062
Asking Member display name: Nick Timothy
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Nick Timothy
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Secretariat uses Gaza Health Ministry statistics in its cross-Whitehall briefings.
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Date answered: 2025-05-08
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4479
Answering Member display name: Nick Thomas-Symonds
Answering Member handle: nicktorfaenmp
Answering Member Twitter reference: @nicktorfaenmp
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Answer text: NSS does use Gaza Health Ministry casualty figures for briefing. It is difficult to verify casualty statistics accurately during an active conflict. FCDO and CO rely on the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports ...
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Answering body ID: 53
Answering body name: Cabinet Office
Tweeted: true