Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on the (a) impact of the earthquake in Haiti in August 2021 on that country and its residents and (b) response effort to that earthquake.

Following the devastating earthquake which hit Haiti on 14 August, the UK provided £1m of assistance to supply over 3,800 shelter and hygiene kits which are helping 1,300 families; boosting the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA) and the UN's coordination efforts; and providing food vouchers for up to 15,000 families by the end of November. In September 2021, the Prime Minister spoke to Vice-President Kamala Harris and discussed both the impact of the earthquake and the response effort.

Our support was in addition to our significant contributions to the UN, the Red Cross and the Start fund. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel Wave Knight was deployed offshore from Haiti until 29 August, supporting the US humanitarian response by serving as a landing pad for US helicopters. Our combined military efforts resulted in 671 missions, saving 477 lives and the delivery of over 260,000 kilograms of aid. The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF), of which the UK is a founding donor, has agreed a pay out of approximately $40 million. We will continue to monitor the situation.