§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they expect the new General Hospital in Gaza, initiated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA) and funded by the European Union, to be fully open and in use; and whether they will seek to advance that date. [HL2519]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)The Gaza EU Hospital is expected to open for its first outpatient on 15 July 2000 and its first inpatient on 15 October 2000. The hospital plans to be fully operational by 15 January 2001. The European Commission and the Palestinian Authority are working together to enable the EU hospital to open on time.