Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to co-ordinate the work of the various relief organisations in Syria.

Despite our best efforts, the UN appeals for Syria and the region remain critically underfunded. It is therefore critical that UN agencies use the most cost efficient and effective methods to deliver assistance to refugees in the region. The UK is at the forefront of efforts to ensure that this is the case and there have been substantial improvements in coordination – which saves lives – over the past year.