Oral Answers to Questions

Scott Mann Excerpts

Wednesday 20th March 2019 Commons Chamber

[Alistair Burt]

Last week, I held a telephone conference call with Lise Grande, the UN co-ordinator on Yemen, and a number of UN agencies. We are looking at everything we can do. This morning, I met humanitarian workers—women workers—from Yemen themselves. We will of course work even more closely with all our partners there and support UNICEF in all its work.

[Scott Mann (North Cornwall) (Con)]

T8. What is the Department doing to support the people of Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi after the recent cyclone?

[The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Harriett Baldwin)]

My hon. Friend will be aware that yesterday we were able to announce a further £6 million of emergency funding, working with our partners, such as UNICEF, the World Food Programme and others on the ground, and we were also able to pre-position aid. I know that you, Mr Speaker, have kindly allowed an urgent question on this subject following Prime Minister’s questions.