Written question asked by Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 22 June 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 July 2022. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Friday, 8 July 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Bangladesh: Humanitarian Aid and Technical Assistance
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to provide emergency (1) technical, and (2) humanitarian, assistance to Bangladesh following recent flooding in that country.
- Answer
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The UK stands with Bangladesh at this difficult time. We provided £195,000 to support the response during the first wave of flooding in May. We contributed a further £442,500 after the second wave of flooding in June. This funding will support the provision of cash assistance, water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, search and rescue operations, shelter management and provisional education materials.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL1221
- Session
- 2022-23
- Subjects
- Humanitarian aid Floods Technical assistance Bangladesh
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- 2022-07-08 15:39:24 +0100
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