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802593

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Demolition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to seek compensation for buildings and equipment demolished by Israel in the Occupied Palestine Territories which were funded by UK aid.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	118143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We are gravely concerned by the continued demolition of Palestinian property by the Israeli authorities. No structures directly funded by the UK in recent years have been demolished. A number of structures funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) have been demolished in recent years. The UK’s financing share of EU expenditure varies year on year but has been approximately 15%. The UK regularly raises demolitions with the Government of Israel.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:40:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802597

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is providing official development assistant to the Government of Lebanon to help with Palestinian refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	118147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not providing the Government of Lebanon with direct support to help with Palestinian refugees. However, the UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) which has a unique role to protect and provide essential services to over 5 million Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. In the current financial year, we will provide £38 million towards UNRWA’s Programme Budget, which will enable UNRWA to support Palestinian refugees across the region, including in Lebanon.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:43:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802594

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department provides support to the Government of Jordan to help with Palestinian refugees to that country.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	118144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not providing the Government of Jordan with direct support to help with Palestinian refugees. However, the UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which has a unique role to protect and provide essential services to over 5 million Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. In the current financial year, we will provide £38 million towards UNRWA’s Programme Budget, which will enable UNRWA to support Palestinian refugees across the region, including in Jordan. Additionally, the UK provides significant support to Jordan to improve education access and quality and create economic opportunities, which will benefit people throughout Jordan, including Palestinians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:41:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802595

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is providing to Palestinian refugees from Gaza living in Jordon.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	118145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) which has a unique role to protect and provide essential services to over 5 million Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. In financial year 2017/18 we will be provide £38 million towards UNRWA’s Programme Budget which will enable UNRWA to support Palestinian refugees across the region, including those from Gaza living in Jordan. Additionally, the UK provides significant support to Jordan to improve education access and quality and create economic opportunities, which will benefit people throughout Jordan, including Palestinians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:42:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802596

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is providing to Palestinian refugees from Syria living in Jordan.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	118146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK contributed £600,000 to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) 2017 Syria Emergency Appeal for Palestinian refugees from Syria in Jordan. Under the same grant, the UK also provided UNRWA with £1million of funding for their 2016 appeal in Jordan. UK funds have contributed to teacher salaries at UNRWA-run schools and have also been used to provide cash assistance for Palestinian refugees from Syria, that meet strict vulnerability criteria. Additionally, the UK provides significant support to Jordan to improve education access and quality and create economic opportunities, which will benefit people throughout Jordan, including Palestinians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:42:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802635

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the recommendations of the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief, entitled Article 18: From Rhetoric to Reality, published on 25 Oct 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
	uin	118185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government and, therefore, DFID recognise that freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental freedom applying to all human beings, which is recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18. Violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief are among the most common human rights violations, and people are discriminated and persecuted all over the world for having and expressing their belief (or non-belief).</p><p>DFID welcomes the analysis and recommendations contained within the report which will further enrich the government’s understanding and help to inform our approach as we continue to seek ways in which to further promote and protect freedom of religion or belief in all countries.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:47:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

802732

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Palestinian Authority about the payments of more than £33,000 to Mousab Abu Shkhidem, Nidal Shehadeh, Is'haq Arafe, and Hussein Kawasmeh.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	118281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>No UK aid is used for payments to Palestinian prisoners or their families. UK financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority is only used to help to 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. The UK government strongly condemns all forms of violence including incitement to violence.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:44:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

802733

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and her Department, what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the payment of over £41,000 each to Kifah Ghneimat and Iyad Fataftah who were the attackers of Kay Wilson in December 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	118282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>No UK aid is used for payments to Palestinian prisoners or their families. UK financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority is only used to help to 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. The UK government strongly condemns all forms of violence including incitement to violence.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:44:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

802634

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that UK aid is not allocated to organisations and programmes that do not support or understand freedom of religion or belief.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
	uin	118184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>All DFID contractual and grant arrangements include specific clauses to prevent any discrimination against protected characteristics; this includes discrimination on the basis of religion or belief. DFID’s due diligence assessments, a necessary pre-requisite for receiving UK Aid funding, obtain assurance of a potential delivery partner’s capacity to deliver and meet those conditions set out in the contract or grant award.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 17:42:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd