§ Mr. David AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development when the new EU-funded Gaza Hospital will open; and if he will make a statement. [123294]
§ Clare ShortI am informed that Commissioning of the EU funded Gaza Hospital is now likely to start in July 2000 and be completed by the end of the year, when it is expected that the hospital will be fully operational. An interim Management Team has been recruited by EC and will gradually hand over responsibility for day-to-day operations to local counterparts. It is intended that the Management Team will remain in place until July 2001.