§ Mr. SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will update figures for the occupied territories in his answer of 20 April 1989 to the hon. Member for Coventry, South-East (Mr. Nellist),Official Report, columns 241–2, on Overseas Development West Bank and Gaza Strip; and if he will give a project breakdown between (a) the territories and (b) projects with Israel.
§ Mrs. ChalkerUpdated details of our assistance to the West Bank and Gaza are as follows:
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£ NGO projects Order of St. John Outreach programme based on St. John ophthalmic hospital 615,000 (1984–90) Support for surgery, nurses training, clinical trials 80,000 (1987–88) Oxfam Mennonite central committee land reclamation and water system construction 24,539 (1988) Bethlehem arab society for the physically handicapped 26,703 (1988–90) Annahda women's association centre for the mentally handicapped 17,800 (1988) Oxfam (ex-progressive action for childhood education) Early childhood resource centre 63,042 (1986–90) Quaker Peace and Service Middle East placement programme 51,576 (1985–89) Action around Bethlehem, children with disability Water catchment project 23,800 (1987–88) Solar energy project 31,300 1987–88) Save the children fund Resource centre 85,500 (1988–89) Physiotherapy training 97,300 (1988–91) Rafah sewerage project 44,600 (1987) Revolving loan fund 46,875 (1990) Drinking water development project 100,000 (1990) Small scale sewage treatment project 50,000 (1990) Primary Health care project 25,000 (1990) Small enterprises project 18,750 (1990) Co-operation for development Small enterprise revolving credit funding programme 813,700 (1987–90) Women's education and training programme 74,140 (1985–89) Gaza enterprise training scheme 28,816 (1987–88) Universities educational fund for Palestinian refugees (UNIPAL) English language teaching project 37,000 (1984–89) War on Want Zababdeh early childhood resource center 58,636 (1988–89) Abasan biscuit factory project 20,920 (1988) Baby food production project 17,200 (1989) Mobile clinic Gaza 8,960 (1989–90)
£ Appropriate health resources technologies group (AHRTAG) Bir Zeit community health unit 62,235 (1988–92) United Nations association international service (UNAIS) Seed propagation/botanist project 20,328 (1990–92) Food technician project 20,328 (1990–92) Business administrator 20,328 (1990–92) Development research project 20,328 (1990–92) Women's cooperative worker 6,940 (1989) Medical aid for Palestinians (MAP) A1 Rajaa centre for special education 20,975 (1989) Physiotherapy centres 98,736 (1989–90) Christian aid YMCA affected children project 22,670 (1989) Y care international Relief for victims of the uprising, dependants, and training 83,000 (1987–90) British Red Cross—ICRC Provision of tents for emergency housing 38,000 (1988) World vision of Europe Emergency relief to dependants of victims of the uprising 24,000 (1988) Request from NGOs for additional funds amounting to over £1 million are under consideration.
1989–90 £ Training programme 200,000 Book presentation programme 12,000 The sum of £5.5 million is being contributed through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in 1990. About £0.7 million was attributable to the United Kingdom in 1989 of the European Community programme for the West Bank and Gaza. In addition £3 million of the Community's contribution to UNRWA was attributable to the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom does not support any projects either with or in Israel.