Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken in response to the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic; and if she will make a statement.

DFID remains concerned about the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) with an estimated 50% of the population in need of humanitarian assistance. DFID has a three-year package of humanitarian support to CAR and refugees in Cameroon, enabling the UN and NGOs to provide healthcare, protection, food aid and support for livelihoods. We continue to monitor the situation closely.