Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John McDonnell (Labour), on Monday, 8 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 51 members in total.

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Short-term medical evacuation of children from Gaza

That this House welcomes the work of Saving Gaza's Children, an NGO dedicated to supporting the children of Gaza to receive life-saving and time-critical, emergency medical care required as a result of the Israel-Gaza conflict by identifying children in dire need of medical evacuation and securing their evacuation to host states which are currently better equipped to manage their complex and often life-threatening medical needs, liaising directly with Gazan medical teams and the Palestinian Ministry of Health, and working closely with the child's legal guardian to monitor his or her diagnosis, progress, and prognosis whilst remaining sensitive to the fact that Palestinians feel strongly that their children should return to Palestine and paying special attention to ensuring that children are evacuated through documented safe passages and that all necessary protocols are followed to ensure a child's safe return with a focus on supporting injured children back into Palestinian society ensuring that they receive all the support they need to live as normal a life as possible; and urges the Government urgently to liaise with the Egyptian and Palestinian Health Ministries to assist NGOs such as Saving Gaza’s Children to create a short-term medical evacuation programme from Gaza to the UK much like the scheme that worked effectively to support Ukrainian children.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

254 

Session

2023-24

Other sponsors

Jonathan Edwards

Cat Smith

Claire Hanna

Claudia Webbe

Mick Whitley

Subjects

Children Armed conflict Health services Israel Palestine Gaza Resettlement

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk