Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
Debate between Alistair Carmichael and Louise Haigh(5 years, 11 months ago)
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Louise Haigh
I could not agree more. The health system in Gaza has long been under extreme pressure and on the brink of collapse, but now the medicines and materials needed to treat the wounded are dwindling. My hon. Friend mentioned several of those, and even saline solution is in short supply.
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD)
In fact, there is another aspect to all of this. I visited Gaza when I first visited Palestine about 10 years ago, and I saw the rudimentary hospital conditions there at that time—goodness knows how they must be now. However, if I wanted to go back, I would not be able to, because it is next to impossible for parliamentarians from the United Kingdom to get into Gaza. Does the hon. Lady agree that the Minister could do something about that, and that that would help us all in this situation?
Louise Haigh
I recently visited Palestine and was unable to visit Gaza, so that would be very welcome.