Question

Asked by Wera Hobhouse to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 03 November 2026 — tabled under the Andy Burnham government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what contribution his Department plans to make to the World Food Programme's appeal for $450 million to maintain food assistance Gaza and the West Bank from October 2026 to M

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer provided to Question 39560 on 9 November.

Verdict: RED (12/100) DEFERRED

The question asked about the UK's planned contribution to the World Food Programme's $450 million appeal for Gaza and the West Bank. The reply does not give a figure or commitment. It only refers the reader to an earlier answer (to question 39560 on 9 November), so the substantive point was not answered in this exchange. Someone reading it would need to check that earlier answer or ask again.

How we got there

Question itemCoverageSpecificityRationale
What contribution the Department plans to make to the World Food Programme's appeal for $450 million to maintain food assistance in Gaza and the West Bank from October 2026 onwards. Deferred Generic The only statement is a referral to a previous answer (to Question 39560 on 9 November) and gives no substantive information on the UK's planned contribution to the WFP's $450 million appeal for Gaza and the West Bank. The substantive answer is pointed to elsewhere rather than given here.

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