HC Deb 28 November 2000 vol 357 cc497-8W
Mr. Stephen Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the individual schools in the Palestinian Authority area which have been the beneficiaries of United Nations Works and Relief Agency development assistance for Palestinian education since 1995–96. [140446]

Clare Short

Funding for UNRWA has been for its core budget, and the development of a five-year education plan, rather than individual schools.

Mr. Stephen Twigg

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the individual schools in the Palestinian Authority area which have been the beneficiaries of United Kingdom development assistance for Palestinian education since 1995–96. [140447]

Clare Short

Nearly all of the schools in the Palestinian Authority have benefited in some way. All primary school head teachers, and most secondary school heads, have participated in a School Review and Development Planning programme, and over 12,000 teachers have received support for their personal development.

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