Written question asked by Joan Ryan (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 October 2017 (named day). It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Monday, 23 October 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Palestinians: Education

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian Authority (PA), signed in 2014, what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the use of funding provided under that Memorandum for the distribution of diaries which include pictures of Abu Jihad and Salah Khalaf by the Fatah youth movement at schools.

Answer: UK financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority is only used to help pay the salaries of health and education public servants in the West Bank. Only named public servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible and a robust verification system validates that funds are used for the intended purposes. This enables around 25,000 young Palestinians to get an education, provides up to 3,700 immunisations for children, and around 185,000 medical consultations annually.

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