Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what processes are in place to ensure that (a) people and (b) non-governmental organisations in the Palestinian territories receiving UK aid payments are not associated with terrorist organisations.

DFID’s work in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is channelled through trusted partners including the UN, the Palestinian Authority and non-governmental organisations. We continue to take extensive precautions to ensure that UK support conforms with European Union and UK legislation on terrorist financing, and that Hamas does not derive any financial benefit from our projects.