Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to supplement humanitarian support provided in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Batsirai following Tropical Cyclone Emnati in Madagascar.

The UK has allocated £1,000,000 in humanitarian funding to support the response to the cyclone and tropical storm. This money is allocated through UNICEF and also a contribution to a Red Cross Emergency Appeal. Ahead of these weather events we have shared data and expertise from the UK Met Office, allowing partners to better prepare.

The UK is also a contributor to several pooled funding mechanisms which have made allocations to the cyclone response in Madagascar, including the Red Cross Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (approx. £600,000), the Start Network (£635,000) and the UN Central Emergency Relief Fund (approximately £1,800,000).