Department for International Development written question – answered at on 10 March 2020.
Kevan Jones
Labour, North Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, where the proposed hospital ship will operate from.
Kevan Jones
Labour, North Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what capability gap has been identified to support the decision to construct a hospital ship.
Luke Pollard
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Secretary of State for Defence on the construction and operation of a UK hospital ship.
James Cleverly
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
DFID and the MoD already work closely together to respond to humanitarian emergencies. For example, following Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas last September, RFA Mounts Bay played a critical role in the UK response.
As set out in the UK Humanitarian Reform Plan, the UK Government is committed ensuring a bigger, better, faster response capability which is able to respond to a range of different natural disasters. This includes a continued commitment to use our military assets to deliver humanitarian aid whenever appropriate, in accordance with UN guidelines.
No decision has been made on the construction or operation of a UK hospital ship, and we will continue to ensure that UKaid is deployed in a way that maximises value for money for development and the UK taxpayer.
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