Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to support Palestinian artists and cultural practitioners who have secured legitimate UK residencies, invitations and the necessary visas, but are unable to leave Gaza.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not have any specific scheme to support Palestinian artists and cultural practitioners to depart Gaza. Information about the Government's support for identified categories of people to depart Gaza is published on GOV.UK via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/palestine under the section "Leaving Gaza".