Hostages in Gaza

Part of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – in the House of Commons at on 26 November 2024.

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Photo of Priti Patel Priti Patel Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Last week, I spoke with Mandy Damari. The Minister has mentioned Emily, and I know the Foreign Secretary and his team have been in touch with the family as well. She and many other hostage families are going through the most unimaginable suffering, so can the Minister, on behalf of the Foreign Secretary, confirm whether any aid organisations have had humanitarian access to the hostages, and if not, what pressure is being exerted on those agencies? Clearly, welfare concerns are paramount, but these poor families are also suffering unimaginable horrors and our aid budget needs to be spent in the right way, so can the Minister tell us what work is being undertaken?