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Written question asked by David Cairns (Labour) on Friday, 25 February 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 March 2011. It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 March 2011 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Palestinians: Overseas Aid

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department had allocated to the Palestinian Negotiation Support Unit in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012.
Answer

In 2010-11 the Department for International Development (DFID) is providing support of up to £426,436 to the Negotiations Support Unit. £557,000 has been provisionally allocated for the financial year 2011-12. The exact figure will be determined by consultation currently under way between the donor group (UK, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark) and the Palestinian leadership about the nature and scale of technical assistance required by their negotiations team in the coming year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
43200; 524 c594-5W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
International assistance Palestine
Link
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