§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 2002 European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights projects to(a) campaign against racism in Israel, (b) combat discrimination against Palestinian citizens in Israel, (c) strengthen the Bedouin community in Israel and 75W (d) provide emergency legal aid for Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli military detention centers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: and what his Department's involvement was in each project; [165206]
(2) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (a) projects to sponsor masters degrees in Human Rights and Democratisation in 2002 in (i) Palestine, (ii) Lebanon, (iii) Malta, (iv) Libya, (v) Egypt, (vi) Algeria, (vii) Tunisia, (viii) Morocco, (ix) Cyprus, (x) Jordan and (xi) Israel and (b) 2002 projects to promote women's rights in (a) Egypt, (b) Jordan, (C) Lebanon, (D) Gaza and (E) the West Bank; and what his Department's involvement was in each project. [165207]
§ Mr. RammellDecisions about the individual projects funded by the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights are made by the European Commission and local EC Delegations. They are also responsible for managing and evaluating the projects. The EU Committee on Human Rights and Democracy allocated EU budget resources to projects in third countries and is responsible for evaluating the impact of the fund. The UK is represented on the Committee by officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UK Permanent Representation to the EU.