PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sudan: Floods (14 September 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to introduce UK Aid Match to support charitable giving for the people of Sudan following the recent flooding in that country.

Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)

DFID has provided UK Aid Match funding to 10 emergency humanitarian appeals since 2013, most recently the DEC Coronavirus appeal. There are no plans to use UK Aid Match to support charitable giving for the people of Sudan following the recent flooding. However, UK aid-funded relief items are already at work in response to the widespread flooding that is occurring in Sudan. In partnership with aid agencies, the UK is providing emergency shelter, water and hygiene kits as well as blankets and sleeping mats. We will continue to take preventative action including against disease.

Answered by:
Sir James Duddridge (Conservative)
23 September 2020