Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4478):
Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the attack on Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital in Al Fasher, North Darfur State, in Sudan on 24 January, and what part they are playing in bringing those responsible to justice. (HL4478)
Tabled on: 28 January 2025
Answer:
Lord Collins of Highbury:
The UK condemns the attack on the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher in the strongest terms. I have publicly denounced the attack, calling for the protection of civilians and for those responsible for crimes in Darfur to be held to account. The UK Special Representative to Sudan, Richard Crowder, has also condemned the attack alongside Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The UK strongly supports the International Criminal Court’s active investigation into the situation in Darfur. This support has included the secondment of expert investigators to support the International Criminal Court’s work in a number of countries, including Sudan.
Date and time of answer: 04 Feb 2025 at 17:10.
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Lord Collins of Highbury, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4393):
Question:
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to Sudan, how it is distributed, what humanitarian corridors exist for its distribution, and how many people are benefitting from it. (HL4393)
Tabled on: 27 January 2025
Answer:
Lord Collins of Highbury:
On 17 November 2024, the UK announced a further £113 million to address the crisis in Sudan and neighbouring countries. This is assisting over 600,000 people in Sudan and 700,000 people in neighbouring countries who have fled the conflict, including Chad and South Sudan. With this announcement, the UK has now doubled our aid in response to the conflict in Sudan to £226.5 million. During his visit to the Chad-Sudan border at Adré in January 2025, the Foreign Secretary announced £20 million in additional funding to support people in Sudan and Chad. In Sudan, UK bilateral humanitarian spending is funding the UN and NGOs to provide food, cash, shelter, healthcare, water and sanitation, including support to mutual aid groups, such as the Emergency Response Rooms, and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. Considering the serious constraints on humanitarian access, aid organisations use whichever humanitarian corridors and border crossings are available, such as Adré and Tina on the Sudan-Chad border, Renk on Sudan-South Sudan border and Wad Halfa on the Sudan-Egypt border.
Date and time of answer: 04 Feb 2025 at 17:05.
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