Chris Andrews (Sinn Fein)

I attended a presentation earlier today in the audiovisual room organised by The Open Community. It co-ordinates the humanitarian admissions programme, HAP, for Afghans. It focuses particularly on women and children, journalists and human rights activists. Is there a HAP for people in Gaza or Sudan? If not, is that something the HAP can be used for? Is it being used for people from Gaza and Sudan?

To clarify, the Minister of State mentioned the word “ceasefire”. Does he really believe there is a ceasefire? A total of 240 people have been killed. They are not always using bombs to kill people; there has been heavy artillery fire almost every single day and they are shelling people, families and communities. Desalination plants have been destroyed and there is a big shortage of food, as the Minister of State has said. Does he believe there is a ceasefire?