Asked by: Lindsay Roy (Labour - Glenrothes)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Israeli government on its plans to liaise with the new Palestinian government to bring about improvements in the humanitarian situation in the border areas; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Alan Duncan
British officials from the Embassy in Tel Aviv have regular discussions with the Israeli authorities.
Asked by: Lindsay Roy (Labour - Glenrothes)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what arrangements his Department plans to leave in place in Afghanistan to protect education for female children.
Answered by Justine Greening
The UK Government supports girls' education in Afghanistan through DFID's Girls' Education Challenge programmes and our financial support to the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund - a multi-donor fund that supports the provision of primary education across Afghanistan. We are committed to Afghanistan for the long term, including supporting education for girls.