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1184809

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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: Textbooks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK aid supports the Palestinian Authority’s production of school textbooks.
tabling member printed	Lord Pickles
uin	HL2550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK does not fund textbooks in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Our education funding to the PA contributes to the salaries of carefully vetted education public servants, including teachers. Following allegations of incitement in the Palestinian Authority’s school textbooks, the UK secured agreement from our European partners to lead an independent review of the textbooks, which is underway. We expect interim findings by June 2020 and full findings later in the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/03/2020 15:43:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	33 label Biography information for Lord Pickles

1184810

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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: Textbooks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the reported antisemitic and extremist content in Palestinian Authority school textbooks adhere to (1) the Palestinian Authority–Department for International Development Memorandum of Understanding, and (2) the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to take action against incitement to violence.
tabling member printed	Lord Pickles
uin	HL2551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) is underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding and our ‘partnership principles’. We continue to judge that the PA are demonstrating a credible commitment to this Memorandum and the ‘partnership principles’. Related to education, the Palestinian Authority’s Education Minister has announced that he is currently revising the textbooks in time for the next academic year. The Palestinian Authority have also agreed to engage constructively with the review of the textbooks that we secured through our European Partners.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/03/2020 11:05:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	33 label Biography information for Lord Pickles

1184811

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether reported antisemitic content in the Palestinian Authority’s school curriculum is in breach of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism.
tabling member printed	Lord Pickles
uin	HL2552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK government is deeply concerned about the allegations of incitement in Palestinian Authority’s school textbooks. The International Development Secretary reiterated our concerns in a call to the Palestinian Authority’s Education Minister just last month.</p><p>In order to assess the concerns highlighted in this question, the UK took the lead in calling for an independent review of Palestinian textbooks, as a result of which an independent review of the alleged incitement to violence and hatred in the textbooks is underway with the support of our European partners. We expect interim findings in Spring 2020 and full findings later in the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/03/2020 11:06:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	33 label Biography information for Lord Pickles

1184812

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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: Teachers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of teacher training programmes supported by UK aid in the Palestinian Territories.
tabling member printed	Lord Polak
uin	HL2553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>DFID supports teacher training in the Occupied Palestinian Territories through the UK’s ‘Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning Programme’, which is co-funded by DFID and the British Council. The programme focuses on core and transferable skills, and global citizenship.</p><p>The content is centrally designed by UK-based experts and delivered on the ground across the world by trainers who are validated and quality assured by the British Council. The British Council undertakes quality assurance visits to ensure the content delivered is appropriate and high quality. The British Council also monitors feedback from participants and has commissioned an independent evaluation of the effectiveness and quality of the training.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/03/2020 11:12:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4547 label Biography information for Lord Polak

1184813

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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: Curriculum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK aid is distributed to employees of the Palestinian Ministry of Education’s Curriculum Development Centre.
tabling member printed	Lord Polak
uin	HL2554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>Our money to support education and health provision in the West Bank goes into a special, dedicated bank account and is only paid to individuals vetted through the Palestinian-European Socio-Economic Management Assistance Mechanism (PEGASE) to ensure they have no connections to any proscribed groups and are still in employment.</p><p>Employees of the Palestinian Ministry of Education’s Curriculum Development Centre are included on the PEGASE list, alongside teachers and other public sector education professionals.</p><p>Each payment is independently audited to ensure it has been transferred to the declared bank account of the intended recipient. This rigorous process means we are confident no UK aid is being diverted.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/03/2020 11:13:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4547 label Biography information for Lord Polak

1184814

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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: Textbooks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which textbooks are used by the teachers in the Palestinian Territories that are funded by UK aid.
tabling member printed	Lord Polak
uin	HL2555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK does not fund textbooks in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Our education funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) contributes to the salaries of carefully vetted teachers. Teachers in PA schools teach the Palestinian curriculum. Following allegations of incitement in the PA’s school textbooks, the UK secured agreement from our European partners to lead an independent review of the textbooks which is underway. We expect interim findings in Spring 2020 and full findings later in the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/03/2020 11:14:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4547 label Biography information for Lord Polak

1186000

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Migrant Camps: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of COVID-19 in refugee camps in (1) Lesbos, and (2) elsewhere.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting the UK’s global efforts to combat the outbreak of COVID-19 and help the most vulnerable, including refugees in camps and settlements as well as host communities. The UK has committed up to £241 million of UK aid to support the global efforts to combat the outbreak of COVID-19.</p><p>DFID recognises that refugees may be vulnerable to acquiring diseases such as COVID-19. The UK is already helping to prevent the spread of diseases like coronavirus in refugee camps around the world, through providing access to clean water and sanitation.</p><p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees are not aware of any cases of COVID-19 in refugee camps at present.</p><p>The UK Government is concerned about the risk of coronavirus in relation to the migrant camps in Greece, given the overcrowding and limited medical facilities in camps on the islands. The Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum announced emergency measures to contain potential coronavirus outbreaks in the migrant camps. Our Embassy in Athens continues to closely follow developments.</p><p>UN Resident Coordinators have been tasked by WHO to assess these risks and consider needs at country level, which will include refugee populations. The International Development Secretary has spoken with Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and agreed to work together to minimise the impact of this crisis on refugees.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/03/2020 15:45:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1186001

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Migrant Camps: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and intend to have, with the UNHCR about the control of COVID-19 in refugee camps.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting the UK’s global efforts to combat the outbreak of COVID-19 and help the most vulnerable, including refugees in camps and settlements as well as host communities. The UK has committed up to £241 million of UK aid to support the global efforts to combat the outbreak of COVID-19.</p><p>The International Development Secretary has talked to Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and they agreed to work together to minimise the impact of this crisis on refugees. Officials are in regular contact with their United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees counterparts and we are working closely with all our international partners to coordinate a global response that includes actions to address the particular vulnerability of refugee populations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/03/2020 11:15:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1189374

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK aid donated bilaterally and through the UN is reaching Rojava in north east Syria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>UK aid continues to reach communities in North East Syria. DFID support is distributed via a number of UN agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations, and targets those in acute need across the North East. It balances provision of vital, life-saving supplies such as food, water, shelter and healthcare, with helping communities recover from life under Daesh occupation, for example, by providing grants to small businesses. DFID has rigorous and robust checks to monitor partners’ activity and ensure aid goes to those in acute need across the North East.</p><p>Between April and September 2019, DFID support to Al-Hasakeh, Al-Raqqa and Deir Ez-Zor governorates and provided: over 325,000 medical consultations, over 5,000 food rations; clean drinking water to over 41,000 people, access to education to over 30,000 pupils, and has helped over 5,000 people with business development.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2020 16:11:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1189600

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iran: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they have provided to support the government of Iran to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 upon its citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL3118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The E3 (the UK, France and Germany) have provided a EUR 5 million package of financial and material assistance to Iran via the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN bodies to help with the response.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2020 16:12:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem