Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, signed in 2014, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the findings and recommendations of the IMPACT-se report on the Palestinian Authority 2017 curriculum, published in October 2017.

Officials have met with IMPACT-se staff to discuss their report on the Palestinian Authority (PA) 2017 curriculum. The report made some concerning allegations which we are currently assessing. The UK government is working with the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education to support a high quality education including through its curriculum. Our partnership with the PA includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and actions that could incite violence or hatred. We continue to urge them to uphold this principle. The UK strongly condemns all forms of violence and deplores incitement.