Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of funding challenges facing refugee camps in Chad on the levels of irregular migration in Europe.

Sudan has the largest displacement crisis in the world. 11 million people have been forcibly displaced and over 900,000 refugees and returnees have arrived in Chad. The UK recognises the severity of the crisis and the underfunding of the international response. Alongside monitoring the humanitarian impact of the Sudan conflict and any irregular migration to Europe as a consequence, the UK continues to support Chad: we are the third-largest donor to the response in Eastern Chad, providing £19.5m since the outbreak of the conflict in April 2023. The UK has also contributed to focusing international attention on the conflict, notably through the Duchess of Edinburgh's visit to two refugee camps for Sudanese refugees in Chad in October this year.