Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much humanitarian assistance they have given to the Yazidis in northern Iraq in each year since 2014; and what form this assistance takes within the current UK humanitarian programme in Iraq.

DFID has committed £237.5m in humanitarian support to Iraq since 2014, including £20 million this financial year. This support is provided on the basis of need, irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity, and in line with international humanitarian principles; it is not possible to provide figures on assistance specifically provided to Yezidis or other religious groups. The UK works with the Government of Iraq, the UN, humanitarian partners and minority representatives to support the rights of all minorities and to ensure our aid reaches those in the greatest need.