Palestinians International Development
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of aid to the Palestinian Territories.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
Through our programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UK aid is building the institutions of a future Palestinian state, promoting growth and supporting vulnerable Palestinians. In 2010-11 UK aid paid for 5,466 children to go to primary school, provided skilled personal to deliver 2,213 live births in Palestinian Authority hospitals, and supported 4,825 vulnerable households through social safety net payments.
Most donors in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including the UK, align their programmes to the Palestinian Authority's ‘Palestinian National Development Plan 2011-13’. The Palestinian Authority is currently assessing progress at the country level against commitments under the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. We expect this report to be published soon.
