Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 06 December 2023
06 Dec 2023 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Middle East Situation (Humanitarian Response)
Constitution, External Affairs and Culture
The Scottish Government has been in continuous discussion with the United Kingdom Government on this matter. We welcome the additional £60 million that has been committed by the UK Government for the humanitarian response in Gaza, which Scottish taxpayers have, of course, contributed to.
The Scottish Government has committed £750,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and, on 2 November, the First Minister and I met its European director to discuss the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Officials have also consulted various United Nations agencies and international humanitarian organisations that operate under Scotland’s humanitarian emergency fund, whose representatives I will meet in early January.
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