We now come to questions to Prime Minister. I start with Stuart C. MacDonald.

Question number one, Mr. Speaker.

Prime Minister.

Mr Speaker, I know that the sympathies of the whole House are with all those affected by Storm Babbitt,

and in particular the friends and families of those who lost their lives.

Mr. Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others.

In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.

Stuart C. Macdon

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and can I join the Prime Minister in expressing my sympathies to all those affected by the recent storms.

But, Mr. Speaker, 2 million people just cannot be sustained from 20-odd aid lorries.

Uttar catastrophe is being unleashed in Gaza.

Doesn't the Prime Minister now see that only a humanitarian ceasefire can bring about the scale of emergency aid that is needed?

Of course, Israel has a right to defend itself in line with international

and humanitarian laws, but we must also speak out when those laws are breached. So surely

he agrees that depriving two million civilians, a million children of food, of water, medicines

and fuel is not in accordance with international law, will he press Israel to restore the supply

of these essentials for the sake of innocent civilians and the future of the entire region?

Mr. Speaker, it's important that we do everything we can to get humanitarian aid

to those who need it in Gaza, which is why on Monday we announce a doubling of our international

aid to the region

and why the Development Minister is actively engaged with our partners on the ground to ensure

that that aid gets to those people as quickly as possible.

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