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Written question asked by David Cairns (Labour) on Friday, 11 February 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 February 2011. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 February 2011 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Palestinians: Security Forces

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much funding his Department provided to assist the US Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian territories in the training of Palestinian security forces in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer

The Tri-Departmental (the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development) Middle East and North Africa Conflict Pool (MENA CP) funds the deployment of the British Support Team in Ramallah, to assist the US Security Co-ordinator in providing technical support and advice on governance, leadership and human rights issues to the Palestinian Security Sector, including the Civil Police, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice. Management of the British Support Team is led by the UK Ministry of Defence.MENA CP funding per financial year is as follows:

£
2007-08 347,474
2008-09 1,925,610
2009-10 2,690,823
2010-11 2,450,000

Final funding for 2010-11 is not confirmed and is based on the provisional allocation. Funding for the 2011-12 financial year has yet to be confirmed, however financial support through the MENA CP will continue for the deployment of the British Support Team.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
41297; 523 c1001-2W
Session
2010-12
Related items
Palestinians: Security Forces
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Politics and government Security Palestine
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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