Written question asked by Baroness Deech (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 3 May 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 May 2016. It was answered by Baroness Verma (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 May 2016 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Palestinians: Overseas Aid
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have given any consideration to suspending aid to the Palestinian Authority in the light of its decision to transfer over £85 million a year to the Palestine Liberation Organisation for the purpose of paying salaries to convicted terrorists imprisoned in Israel.
- Answer
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DFID is currently reviewing all its programmes following the publication of the updated Official Development Assistance strategy last year. DFID provides financial support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to help deliver peace and support progress towards a two state solution. DFID funding helps build Palestinian institutions and promotes economic growth so that any future Palestinian state will be a prosperous and effective partner for peace. UK funding to the PA is for vetted civil servants only.
The PA has reaffirmed that prisoner payments are administered by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. We continue to lobby that the payments to prisoner’s families are more transparent and needs-based.
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- 2015-16
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- Development aid Prisoners Terrorism Palestine
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