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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
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star this property hansard heading West Bank: Water more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to discuss with the Palestinian Hydrology Group an equitable basis for sharing the available water in the West Bank. more like this
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Lord Hylton more like this
star this property uin HL7618 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-17more like thismore than 2018-05-17
star this property answer text <p>DFID works with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support up to 1 million Gazans by providing clean water and rehabilitating sanitation facilities. DFID is also developing a new economic development programme which will help to address the lack of safe water in the Occupied Palestinian Territories through a range of activities, including by: enhancing the domestic desalination capacity; increasing capacity to import more water; and reforms and institutional capacity building to Palestinian water agencies. There are no plans at present to discuss an equitable basis for sharing the available water in the West Bank with the Palestinian Hydrology Group.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-05-17T16:38:15.113Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T16:38:15.113Z
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2018
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899963
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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Corruption more like this
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25277
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the Department for International Development's (DfID) budget was spent on anti-corruption support for developing countries in (1) 2015–16, (2) 2016–17, (3) 2017–18; and what are those figures as a proportion of DfID's total budget for each of those years. more like this
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Lord McInnes of Kilwinning more like this
star this property uin HL7626 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-18more like thismore than 2018-05-18
star this property answer text <p>The amount and proportion of Official Development Assistance spent by DFID on anti-corruption<sup>1</sup> activities in calendar years 2015 and 2016 are given in the table below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table</strong> – DFID Net ODA on anti-corruption activities<sup>1 </sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2015</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> £m </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of total DFID ODA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>% of total DFID ODA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total DFID Net ODA on anti-corruption activities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 654 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6.7%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 570 </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>5.8%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bilateral</strong></p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>3.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Multilateral</strong></p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total DFID Net ODA</strong></p></td><td><p>9,772</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td><td><p>9,871</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>100.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Anti-corruption activities cover support to anti-corruption organisations and institutions, public finance management, public sector policy and management, tax and administrative support, mining policy and administrative management, and sub-national government.</li></ol><p>In line with the international definitions, ODA is collected on a calendar year basis. The table reflects the latest published data and figures for 2017 UK ODA spending will be published in autumn 2018.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-05-18T13:40:39.673Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-18T13:40:39.673Z
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4576
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899964
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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Corruption more like this
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25277
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries have received anti-corruption support funded by the UK since 2015. more like this
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Lord McInnes of Kilwinning more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-17more like thismore than 2018-05-17
star this property answer text <p>Countries that have received UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) for anti-corruption support<sup>1</sup> in 2015 and 2016 are listed below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK ODA contributor involved</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK ODA contributor involved</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK ODA contributor involved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Afghanistan</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF, DFID and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>India</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Peru</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Albania</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Indonesia</strong></p></td><td><p>BEIS, DFID, Prosperity Fund and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Philippines</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Algeria</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Iraq</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Rwanda</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID and HMRC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Angola</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Jamaica</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF, DFID and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Senegal</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Argentina</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Jordan</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Serbia</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF and FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Armenia</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Kenya</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and HMRC</p></td><td><p><strong>Seychelles</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bangladesh</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td><td><p><strong>Korea, Dem. Rep.</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Sierra Leone</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and HMRC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Belize</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Kosovo</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Somalia</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF and DFID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bolivia</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Kyrgyz Republic</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>South Africa</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bosnia-Herzegovina</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Laos</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>South Sudan</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Brazil</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Lebanon</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td><td><p><strong>Sri Lanka</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Burma</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Lesotho</strong></p></td><td><p>HMRC</p></td><td><p><strong>St. Helena</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cameroon</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Liberia</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td><td><p><strong>Sudan</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID and FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Chile</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Madagascar</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Syria</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>China</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Malawi</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, HMRC and Scot Gov</p></td><td><p><strong>Tajikistan</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Colombia</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF, FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Malaysia</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Tanzania</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID and HMRC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Congo, Dem. Rep.</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td><td><p><strong>Mauritius</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Thailand</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Costa Rica</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Mexico</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Tunisia</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cote d'Ivoire</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Moldova</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Turkey</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dominican Republic</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF</p></td><td><p><strong>Mongolia</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Uganda</strong></p></td><td><p>Defra, DFID and HMRC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Egypt</strong></p></td><td><p>BEIS, DFID and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Montenegro</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Ukraine</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF, DFID, FCO and HMRC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ethiopia</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and HMRC</p></td><td><p><strong>Montserrat</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Uruguay</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Morocco</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Uzbekistan</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gambia</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Mozambique</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td><td><p><strong>Vietnam</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ghana</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and HMRC</p></td><td><p><strong>Namibia</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>West Bank &amp; Gaza Strip</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Guatemala</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Nepal</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td><td><p><strong>Yemen</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Guinea</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Nigeria</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund</p></td><td><p><strong>Zambia</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Guyana</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID and FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Pakistan</strong></p></td><td><p>CSSF, DFID, FCO and HMRC</p></td><td><p><strong>Zimbabwe</strong></p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Honduras</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p><strong>Panama</strong></p></td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1. Anti-corruption activities cover support to anti-corruption organisations and institutions, public finance management, public sector policy and management, tax and administrative support, mining policy and administrative management, and sub-national government. Some projects cover multiple countries; ODA data categorises these as “Developing Country, unspecified” or as regional spend.</p><p>UK ODA data for calendar year 2017 will be published in autumn 2018.</p>
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-05-17T16:41:18.037Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-17T16:41:18.037Z
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899965
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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
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star this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Corruption more like this
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25277
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries they are prioritising for anti-corruption aid between 2018 and 2020. more like this
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Lord McInnes of Kilwinning more like this
star this property uin HL7628 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-21more like thismore than 2018-05-21
star this property answer text <p>DFID’s anti-corruption country strategies support the five DFID partner countries who attended the London Anti-Corruption Summit in 2016 (Afghanistan, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania) to deliver on their commitments. This is in addition to work with international partners to improve global standards and transparency, and strengthen international architecture to deter corruption and track stolen assets so they can be returned to developing countries.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Bates more like this
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less than 2018-05-21T16:50:29.873Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-21T16:50:29.873Z
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4576
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900155
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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
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star this property hansard heading Palestinians: Terrorism more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2018 to Question 135640, on Palestinians: terrorism, whether the British Consul-General in Jerusalem has met with senior Palestinian representatives to discuss the decision by the Palestinian Authority to pay directly the salaries of convicted terrorists; and if she will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Enfield North more like this
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Joan Ryan more like this
star this property uin 141671 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-11more like thismore than 2018-05-11
star this property answer text <p>The Palestinian Authority (PA) has not yet confirmed or announced that it will provide payments to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails directly. The British Consul General in Jerusalem met with Saeb Erekat, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), on April 27<sup>th</sup> and directly raised the issue. The Secretary of State also raised her concerns about payments to prisoners when she last met with the Palestinian Foreign Minister and I will be raising them with the Finance Minister later this month, calling for the payments to be transparent, needs based and affordable.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-05-11T13:37:57.757Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-11T13:37:57.757Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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900154
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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
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star this property hansard heading Palestinians: Schools more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority (PA), what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the decision of its Ministry of Education to devote broadcasts on school radio stations to the life of terrorist Khalili Al-Wazir. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Enfield North more like this
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Joan Ryan more like this
star this property uin 141670 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-11more like thismore than 2018-05-11
star this property answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns any language or actions that could stir up hatred and prejudice. Our sustained support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding which requires the PA to commit to the principle of non-violence and address allegations of incitement in the education curriculum. We raise issues of incitement in the education sector in our conversations with the PA Ministry for Education and Higher Education.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-05-11T13:36:29.713Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-11T13:36:29.713Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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900156
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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
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star this property hansard heading Palestinians: Overseas Aid more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Middle East of 18 April 2018, Official Report, column 309, how and by whom spending is audited to ensure that there is no diversion to fund terrorist tunnels or other terrorist activity. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Enfield North more like this
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Joan Ryan more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-11more like thismore than 2018-05-11
star this property answer text <p>DFID has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and has robust controls against the diversion of aid including towards terrorist activity. These include extensive due diligence of partners, mapping the flow of our funds and where required, tight earmarking of funds. DFID’s project spending in the OPTs is subject to annual, independent financial audit. The overall programme is also subject to the regular audit cycle of DFID's Internal Audit Department and the National Audit Office. DFID complies with UK and international counter terrorism legislation and our funding agreements commit partners to understand and comply with international counter terrorism legislation.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-05-11T13:39:24.05Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-11T13:39:24.05Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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900151
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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
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star this property hansard heading Palestinians: Newspaper Press more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority (PA), what discussions her Department has had with the PA on Al-Hayat Al-Jadida’s description on 5 April 2018 of Israel as a colonialist satanic plant. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Enfield North more like this
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Joan Ryan more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-11more like thismore than 2018-05-11
star this property answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns any language or actions that could stir up hatred and prejudice. Our sustained support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding which requires the PA to commit to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle, as is demonstrated by my statement regarding President Abbas’ recent remarks at the Palestinian National Congress, which were deeply concerning. On the whole President Abbas and the Palestinian Authority have shown a commitment to non-violence and a two-state solution. President Abbas restated his commitment to the two-state solution on Friday 4 May, and through our financial assistance, the UK will continue to support a stable PA which can act as an effective partner for peace with Israel.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-05-11T13:33:57.033Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-11T13:33:57.033Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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166
unstar this property label Biography information for Joan Ryan more like this
900153
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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Palestinians: Antisemitism more like this
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25259
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority (PA), what discussions her Department has had with the PA on an advisor to the PA President, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, saying that European Jews had a monopoly over the economy. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Enfield North more like this
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Joan Ryan more like this
star this property uin 141669 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-11more like thismore than 2018-05-11
star this property answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns any language or actions that could stir up hatred and prejudice. Our sustained support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding which requires the PA to commit to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle, as is demonstrated by my statement regarding President Abbas’ recent remarks at the Palestinian National Congress, which were deeply concerning. I do not believe that these remarks were consistent with the commitment to non-violence and a two-state solution which President Abbas and the Palestinian Authority have shown. President Abbas restated his commitment to the two-state solution on Friday 4 May, and through our financial assistance, the UK will continue to support a stable PA which can act as an effective partner for peace with Israel.</p> more like this
unstar this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-05-11T13:35:11.497Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-11T13:35:11.497Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Joan Ryan more like this
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Department for International Development more like this
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unstar this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
star this property hansard heading Palestinians: Overseas Aid more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what processes her Department has in place to monitor the delivery and spending of UK aid in the Palestinian Territories. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
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Jim Shannon more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-15more like thismore than 2018-05-15
star this property answer text <p>As for all DFID programmes, officials regularly monitor and review our programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) to ensure they are delivering results and that UK aid reaches the intended beneficiaries and achieves the best development outcomes, with a strong focus on ensuring value for money for the UK taxpayer. The processes in place include comprehensive annual reviews and project completion reports. These reviews are available on the DFID Development Tracker at <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>. DFID has due diligence assessment processes to provide assurance over the expenditure of our funds, and DFID’s project spending in the OPTs is subject to annual, independent financial audit. The overall programme is also subject to the regular audit cycle of DFID’s Internal Audit Department and the National Audit Office. DFID has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and has robust controls against diversion of aid to terrorist groups.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-05-15T14:32:47.59Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-15T14:32:47.59Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this