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Written Question
Palestinians: Textbooks
Monday 11th May 2020

Asked by: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2020 to Question 28578 on Palestinians: Textbooks, whether the Georg Eckert Institute’s interim report into Palestinian Authority school textbooks will be published in full without redaction; and if she will place a copy of the preliminary findings in the Library after the expected publication of the interim report in June 2020.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

The UK government is deeply concerned about allegations of incitement in Palestinian Authority’s school textbooks.

Following UK calls for action, we secured agreement from European partners to commission the Georg Eckert Institute to conduct an independent review, which is currently underway. We expect an interim report by June, with a full report later in the year.

We have regular discussions with our European Partners on the Review and we continue to encourage the EU to publish the report. The issue was most recently raised on 18 February by the UK Consul General Jerusalem with the EU Representative in Jerusalem.


Written Question
Palestinians: Textbooks
Friday 20th March 2020

Asked by: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with his EU counterparts on the forthcoming publication of the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research’s preliminary report into Palestinian Authority school textbooks undertaken on behalf of the EU; and what representations she has made on publishing that report.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

The UK government is deeply concerned about allegations of incitement in Palestinian Authority’s school textbooks. We funded work to develop the methodology for an independent textbook Review sponsored by our European partners. We expect an interim report by June, with a full report later in the year. We have regular discussions with our European Partners on the Review. The issue was most recently raised on 18 February by the UK Consul General Jerusalem with the EU Representative in Jerusalem.


Written Question
Overseas Aid: Teachers
Thursday 19th March 2020

Asked by: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what processes her Department uses to monitor the content of teacher training programmes funded by Official Development Assistance.

Answered by Wendy Morton

The Department for International Development is committed to promoting evidence-based approaches to teacher training. This is also part of our Manifesto pledge to ensure that all girls around the world receive 12 years of quality education.

In all cases we conduct risk assessments and spot checks of teacher training content and assess the risk of contentious materials. Further monitoring is determined on a programme basis depending on the country context, the extent of UKAid funding and the training provider. This can include visits to teacher training sessions and independent reviews of training materials conducted by third parties.


Written Question
UNRWA
Monday 25th February 2019

Asked by: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the change in the level of (a) service efficiency and (b) effectiveness of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency delivered through its Medium Term Strategy.

Answered by Alistair Burt

DFID assesses the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) effectiveness and levels of service efficiency as part of the yearly Annual Review process, most recently completed in June 2018. The annual review states that major efficiency gains were made between 2015 and 2017. UNRWA was able to save a total of $197 million through the implementation of Medium Term Strategy (MTS) reforms, including family health team reforms, centralisation of medicine procurement, school class formation, and the move from food to e-cards in Jordan and Lebanon, whilst improving the quality and impact of its services. Most recently we had an update on UNRWA’s service efficiency and effectiveness against the MTS in November 2018, at the bi-annual Advisory Commission, which reported further gains in improving programme delivery.


Written Question
UNRWA: Finance
Monday 25th February 2019

Asked by: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterparts on their decision to withdraw funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

Answered by Alistair Burt

I discussed the US withdrawal of funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Near East (UNRWA) with the US President’s Middle East Envoy, Jason Greenblatt, on 28 September 2018. The UK has been clear that we are concerned about the impact of US cuts to UNRWA on regional stability and services to Palestinian refugees. UK officials continue to engage with the US on this matter, and we will continue to work with UNRWA and other donors to help place the Agency on a more secure financial footing.


Written Question
Africa: EU Aid
Thursday 14th June 2018

Asked by: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role her Department plans to play in the European Union's Trust Fund for Africa after the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by Alistair Burt

The Department for International Development discusses the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa with the European Commission on a regular basis. The UK and the EU have agreed that the UK should continue to participate in the Trust Fund until its conclusion in 2020. That agreement is explicitly reflected in the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Article 148).

The Trust Fund’s Constitutive Agreement makes clear that non-EU donors can participate fully in the governance of the Trust Fund, with voting rights in its Board and Committees. The Government intends to continue to play a full role in the Trust Fund until its conclusion.


Written Question
Africa: EU Aid
Thursday 14th June 2018

Asked by: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has made a commitment to continued participation in the EU's Trust Fund for Africa after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Alistair Burt

The Department for International Development discusses the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa with the European Commission on a regular basis. The UK and the EU have agreed that the UK should continue to participate in the Trust Fund until its conclusion in 2020. That agreement is explicitly reflected in the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Article 148).

The Trust Fund’s Constitutive Agreement makes clear that non-EU donors can participate fully in the governance of the Trust Fund, with voting rights in its Board and Committees. The Government intends to continue to play a full role in the Trust Fund until its conclusion.


Written Question
Africa: EU Aid
Thursday 14th June 2018

Asked by: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the European Commission on continued participation in the EU Trust Fund for Africa after the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by Alistair Burt

The Department for International Development discusses the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa with the European Commission on a regular basis. The UK and the EU have agreed that the UK should continue to participate in the Trust Fund until its conclusion in 2020. That agreement is explicitly reflected in the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Article 148).

The Trust Fund’s Constitutive Agreement makes clear that non-EU donors can participate fully in the governance of the Trust Fund, with voting rights in its Board and Committees. The Government intends to continue to play a full role in the Trust Fund until its conclusion.