Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 14 March 2023 on Israel and Palestine, Official Report, column 672, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using alternatives to the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace to ensure the most effective use of funding allocated towards people-to-people links.

There is already a range of UK aid-funded development programming in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, outside of what the UK may do in the future with this fund, which works to preserve the prospect of a negotiated two-state solution. It supports stability and the development of a capable and accountable Palestinian Authority that can act as an effective partner for peace with Israel.