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425448

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what provisions her Department has made for (a) child and adolescent friendly spaces and (b) other psycho-social support for children affected by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	14271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK is the third largest donor to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is providing basic education and protection for over 230,000 children in Gaza.</p><br /><p>As part of the UK’s humanitarian response to the 2014 conflict, DFID activated its £3 million Rapid Response Facility which included support to Handicap International, Plan International and International Medical Corps to provide psycho-social support, child protection and mental health support to children in Gaza.</p><br /><p>DFID also provided support to the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) who have cleared all UNRWA and 21 Palestinian Authority schools of unexploded ordnance allowing 250,000 students to return to school.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 09/11/2015 15:52:32 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

422937

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage Palestinian Authority officials to address the issue of incitement to violence.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	12814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>We deplore all incitement to violence and have urged the leadership of both the Palestinian and Israeli authorities to avoid engaging in or encouraging the type of action and language which will make it more difficult to achieve a peaceful negotiated solution to the conflict. We continue to support the reinstatement of the Tripartite Committee as the appropriate channel to deal with allegations of incitement from either side. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) also raised the importance of calming tensions when he spoke to President Abbas on 9 October.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/10/2015 15:26:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

420011

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Palestinian Authority on introducing legislation to abolish the death penalty.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government opposes all use of the death penalty as a matter of principle, including sentences imposed by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. I have asked that my officials in Jerusalem raise the issue of the death penalty with the Palestinian Authority in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/10/2015 12:14:16 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420039

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	10687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>Through the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) over 95,000 people have now been able to buy materials to repair homes that were damaged during the conflict. However, we are concerned that none of the homes destroyed have been rebuilt yet. We therefore welcome the June 2015 agreement between the Israeli and the Palestinian authorities on the Residential Stream of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism to support the reconstruction of homes that were completely destroyed. DFID is providing £700,000 to the Materials Monitoring Unit which monitors the import, storage, supply and use of construction materials into Gaza under the GRM. The UK is also calling on all donors to disburse pledges made at the October 2014 Cairo Gaza Reconstruction Conference without delay.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/10/2015 13:09:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

420047

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism in enabling the construction and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	11250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text Through the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) over 95,000 people have now been able to buy materials to repair homes that were damaged during the conflict. However, we are concerned that none of the homes destroyed have been rebuilt yet. We therefore welcome the June 2015 agreement between the Israeli and the Palestinian authorities on the Residential Stream of the GRM to support the reconstruction of homes that were completely destroyed. DFID is providing £700,000 to the Materials Monitoring Unit which monitors the import, storage, supply and use of construction materials into Gaza under the GRM. The UK is also calling on all donors to disburse pledges made at the October 2014 Cairo Gaza Reconstruction Conference without delay. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/10/2015 13:57:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

420227

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding the UK provides for sports development in schools in the Palestinian territories.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK provided £349 million in support of Palestinian development between 2011-2015. DFID’s bilateral Palestinian programme supports UK Government objectives of a two-state solution and is structured around three key areas; helping the Palestinian Authority to build strong institutions and deliver essential services, promoting private sector growth to stimulate the economy, and providing humanitarian assistance and support to the vulnerable. The UK does not specifically fund sports development in schools in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPTs). Further details on DFID’s support to the OPTs can be found here: <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/countries/PS/projects/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/countries/PS/projects/</a>.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/10/2015 16:39:27 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420232

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department has given to the reconstruction of infrastructure in Gaza in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	10685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK provided £349 million in support of Palestinian development between 20112015. This includes support for Gaza, the West Bank and Palestinian refugees throughout the region.</p><p>In Gaza, DFID support has funded the construction of 13 schools. Following the 2014 Gaza conflict, the UK provided £17 million of immediate humanitarian assistance and pledged a further £20 million of early recovery assistance at the 2014 Cairo Gaza Reconstruction conference. DFID has already disbursed all of the Cairo pledge including £0.7 million to the Materials Monitoring Unit, which oversees and monitors the import, storage and supply of construction materials into Gaza under the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism. DFID will exceed the Cairo pledge over the coming months, as residual funds are disbursed on rejuvenating business and boosting the economy in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/10/2015 16:25:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

420233

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her international partners on the effectiveness of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	10686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID is supporting the temporary Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) to facilitate the import of construction materials into Gaza. We are providing £0.7 million to the Materials Monitoring Unit which oversees and monitors the import, storage and supply of construction materials into Gaza under the GRM. We welcome the June 2015 agreement between the Israeli and Palestinian authorities creating the Residential Stream of the GRM to allow imports of building materials into Gaza for the reconstruction of homes that were completely destroyed. Progress is being made with over 4,200 beneficiaries participating and almost 2,000 having bought construction material. The UK continues to call on international partners to disburse their pledges made at the October 2014 Cairo Gaza Reconstruction Conference without delay so that the pace of reconstruction in Gaza can increase. In addition, we continue to lobby the Israeli authorities to lift restrictions on movement and access as part of a political agreement, which is the only long-term solution for reconstruction in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/10/2015 14:57:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

420234

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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
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 effect in Gaza on (a) reconstruction and (b) the production of doors and furniture of the recent decision by the Israeli government to reduce the thickness of wood that can be imported into Gaza without prior approval to 1cm.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	10792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID is aware of the issue of restrictions on the import of wood into Gaza and senior DFID officials have raised it with the Government of Israel at the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in September this year. We support calls to ease the number of items on the dual use list whilst recognising Israel’s legitimate security concerns about the use of materials for the manufacture of weapons. We urge Israel to make the process of listing materials as dual use more transparent and in line with internationally recognised dual use items. In the interim, DFID funding to the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism is helping to ensure that construction materials reach Gaza.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/10/2015 14:55:58 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

418696

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the treatment of gay, lesbian and transgender people by the Palestinian Police and Palestinian Authority.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	10146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned about the treatment of the LGBT community in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), particularly in Gaza where they are subject to widespread social discrimination for cultural and religious reasons. Homosexuality remains a taboo subject in the OPTs. In some places, such as Ramallah, these taboos are relaxed, but in more conservative areas the situation is very challenging. There are no laws protecting LGBT people, however we are not aware of any recent legal cases being prosecuted against LGBT people.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/09/2015 14:50:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy