Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Iran since the recent floods in that country; and what steps her Department are taking to support humanitarian relief efforts in response to those floods.

Iran has been struck by devastating flooding causing death, injury and significant displacement. My sympathies are with those who have been affected.

Iran has demonstrated that it is well placed to respond and is delivering an effective response. The UN is coordinating the international humanitarian response to the devastating floods.

The UK supports the UN to enable its agencies to respond to crises, such as these floods, in an emergency.