HC Deb 17 April 2002 vol 383 cc992-3W
Mr. Lazarowicz

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what projects in the West Bank and Gaza have received financial support from her Department during the last five years. [49912]

Clare Short

The following table lists the projects funded since 1997, the start date, and the total allocation.

Project Allocation (£)
1997
Birzeit Food Quality Control Unit 425,872
Group Guaranteed Lending 1,820,000
Assistance to the Education Sector 3,225,700
Population Census 80,000
Newcastle University——Hydrology 715,000
Primary Health Care 950,000
Gender and Law 1,628,128
VAT Audit Training 102,000
1998
Economic Protocol 730,281
Southern Area Water Appraisal 45,000
Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy 775,000
Rural Water Schemes Appraisal 110,000
Legal Sector Assistance——Phase 2 70,252
Health Management Strengthening 3,600,000
1999
Bethlehem 2000 Doha Sewerage 1,400,000
Save the Children Fund Water and Sanitation Project——Dura 1,678,092
Save the Children Fund Water and Sanitation Project——Jabalia 908,905
Save the Children Fund Water and Sanitation Project——Anabta 1,610,859
Unification and Development of Legislation 775,000
Assistance to the Negotiations Affairs Department 4,200,000
Tele-Cardiology (Peres Centre) 850,000
Sustainable Management of West Bank and Gaza Aquifers 1,971,308
Gaza Midwifery 545,000
Hebron Water Access and Storage 513,572
Economy and Trade Policy Development 495,057
Save the Children Fund Water and Sanitation Project——Rafah 2,013,836
Census Reports 92,500
Legislative Council Library 353,700
2000
Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees Women's Health 987,000
Public Administration Institutional Development 1,900,000
Primary Health Care Management——Phase 2 1,550,000
2001
Participatory Poverty Assessment 500,000
Utilisation of Census Data 700,000
Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees Emergency Response 520,000
World Bank Employment Generation Programme 1,500,000
OXFAM Humanitarian Grant 34,000
Mental Health and Trauma Counselling 450,000
World Food Programme Appeal 500,000

Project Allocation (£)
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Grant 300,000
Supporting Literacy 290,000
Child Health Development 1,215,000
World Bank NGO Project——Phase 2 4,500,000
Reducing the Impact of Violence on Palestinian Children 517,000
Palestinian Hydrology Group——Water Sector Grant 250,000
Economic Policy Programme——Phase 3 1,015,000
Hebron Water Access and Storage——Phase 2 5,000,000
2002
World Bank Emergency Services Support Programme (March) 5,000,000
Centre for European Policy Studies' Middle East and Euro-Med Research Programme 135,500

Mr. Lazarowicz

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what projects in the west bank and Gaza have received financial support from the European Union during the last five years. [49911]

Clare Short

The European Commission (EC) has compiled a table of its assistance provided to the Palestinians since 1994. I will place a copy in the House of Commons Library. The UK contributes 19 per cent. of the EC budget.

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