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Debate between Lisa Nandy and Guy Opperman
Wednesday 18th March 2015
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Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab)
2. What assessment she has made of the humanitarian effects of the blockade of Gaza.
Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con)
7. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the efforts made by the (a) UN and (b) UK to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr Desmond Swayne)
Movement restrictions damage the Gazan economy, with the result that 80% of Gazans are dependent on aid, 57% are dependent on food aid and 43% are unemployed. Most of the UK contribution to the relief effort is delivered through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, and I judge that to be effective within the limitations of the funding and the movement restrictions.